Cost of Saving

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Cut customer support

Fewer people answering. Customers wait longer, and some do not come back.

The saving holds, narrowly

The saving holds by $101,800, with 69.2% of it taken up by costs.

The saving, on paper$330,000over 3 years
What it costs$228,200counted over the same years
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How this answer was worked out

One-time cost$20,000
Earnings lost because of it$163,200
Side costs$30,000
Cost of having to undo it, by its chance$15,000
What it costs in all$228,200
Cost per $1 of saving$228,200 / $330,000 = $0.69
Result at the end$101,800

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