COST OF DOING BUSINESS *
Overall Cost of Doing Business in the City of Medicine Hat
OPERATION: Average of 12 Operations |
(USD$ '000) |
Exchange rate per USD$ |
C$1.174 |
Initial Investment |
|
Land |
219 |
Buildings |
2,428 |
Cash |
238 |
Inventory |
1,125 |
Fixed Assets |
4,710 |
Initial Financing |
|
Debt |
4,311 |
Equity |
4,410 |
10-Year Average Profit & Loss |
|
Sales |
15,587 |
Location-Sensitive Costs |
|
Salary and wages |
4,315 |
Statutory plans |
274 |
Other benefits |
879 |
Total labor |
5,468 |
Facility lease |
87 |
Road Freight |
476 |
Air Freight |
25 |
Sea Freight |
104 |
Total transportation |
606 |
Electricity |
165 |
Gas |
92 |
Telecommunications |
62 |
Total Utilities |
318 |
Total Operating Costs |
6,479 |
Interest |
5 |
Depreciation |
752 |
Income Tax, National |
538 |
Income Tax, Regional |
328 |
Property Tax |
53 |
Total Taxes (net of grants) |
919 |
Location-Insensitive Costs |
|
Materials |
4,081 |
Other operating expenses |
1,475 |
Total location-sensitive costs |
5,557 |
Total costs |
13,712 |
Net Profit After Tax |
1,875 |
% of Sales |
12.0% |
SUMMARY RESULTS |
|
Net Profit Before Income Tax |
2,740 |
Effective Income Tax Rate |
31.6% |
Property-based taxes per sq. ft. |
$0.72 |
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Competitive Alternatives - KPMG's Guide to International Business Costs - 2006

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