Skip pay rises this year

On these figures, the costs are larger

On these figures the costs come to $178,688 more than the saving.

• On paper it is worth $300,000 over 2 years.
• What it costs comes to $478,688: every $1 of saving costs $1.60.
• It looks good for the first 6 months and turns negative in month 9.

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How this answer was worked out

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What the calculator asks you

• The expected saving each year
• The one-time cost of making the change
• What the thing being changed was earning
• How much of it is affected, and how much of that was truly spare
• Which parts of the business rely on it
• The chance of having to undo it

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