Per Capita Income

[Bighurt1130]

Hey,

I am wondering how the per capita income changes from year to year. For the last 2 years my per capita income has decrease by 1%. I have noticed that other teams in the same league have had their per capita income increase.

Could some one please let me know how this changes from year to year? Is it based on how the team does? How expensive the tickets are? Or is it some sort of random decision.

Please let me know.

[williethebasset]

I think it has to do with economies... but it doesn't change fast enough or enough.

[Dee Dreslough]

But he's at the dentists, so it'll be a bit before I find out.

-Dee

[Bighurt1130]

bump

[georgefc3]

I can answer this. It has been asked several times before.

There are a number of factors affecting attendance and revenue. Two obvious factors are the size of the city and the base loyalty of the fans. Beyond that there are a number of factors:

* Winning teams attract more fans
* Having TV on Broadcast widens the fan base
* Low prices helps
* Star players draws fans

Generally speaking, if you keep your prices low, your TV on Regular Broadcast and produce winning teams all the time you will have more revenue than other clubs.

As a matter of fact, one of my teams has been a consistent winner but the attendance was dropping anyway. I dropped the price 10% more and now the stadium is much fuller. I probably broke even overall. But having a bigger fan base is good, especially if you have a bad or so so season.

[Bighurt1130]

... I know what drives the attendance and population, but I have seen teams that have had their population increase and yet their per capita income ALSO increased. So what I am curious is what drives the changes in the per capita income

[Dee Dreslough]

I keep prodding him, but he says to explain it exactly he has to go into that piece of code and re-read it, so that's why there's a delay on this. Feel free to keep bumping the thread so we both keep seeing it.

-Dee

[Dee Dreslough]

Ignore the man behind the curtain... :) For you yunguns, that's a Wizard of Oz reference.

"Per capita income fluctuates each year a random amount (+500 to -500). It averages around +/- $200 most of the time. It looks like you got extremely unlucky two years in a row with that." -Clay (Paraphrased)

-Dee

[Bighurt1130]

Thanks for the answer....now how to get some good luck!!!