Adjusting to Cost Increases
» Adjusting to Cost Increases, Volume 1, Issue 4, 2001
7. Approximately what percent of your total business expenses consists of payroll, i.e., the cost of wages and benefits? Would you estimate that your payroll constitutes ______ of total business expenses?
| Response | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | < 10 percent | 10 | ||
| 2 | 10% to less than 20% | 23 | ||
| 3 | 20% to less than 30% | 22 | ||
| 4 | 30% to less than 40% | 16 | ||
| 5 | 40% to less than 50% | 9 | ||
| 6 | 50 % or more | 15 | ||
| 7 | DK/Refuse | 5 | ||
| Total (%) | 100 | |||
| N | 367 | |||
Notes: Payroll in 15 percent of small, employing businesses constitutes half or more of total business expenses (Q#7).
