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	ATTRITION COST ANALYSIS
	Total Cost of Turnover: Direct, Indirect & Opportunity Costs
	COST PER DEPARTURE (Average Employee)				ANNUAL ATTRITION COST PROJECTION
	Cost Component	Amount	% of Total		Metric	Current Rate	Target Rate
	DIRECT COSTS				Total Headcount	500	500
	Recruitment Advertising	$4,500	5.8%		Voluntary Turnover Rate	14.2%	8.0%
	Agency Fees	$17,000	22.0%		Involuntary Turnover Rate	3.8%	3.8%
	Interview & Selection	$3,200	4.1%		Total Turnover Rate	18.0%	11.8%
	Background Check & Screening	$500	0.6%		Estimated Departures	90	59
	Relocation Assistance	$5,000	6.5%		Avg Cost per Departure	$77,200	$77,200
	Onboarding & Training	$6,500	8.4%
	Subtotal Direct Costs	$36,700	47.5%		TOTAL ANNUAL ATTRITION COST	$6,948,013	$4,554,808
	INDIRECT COSTS				POTENTIAL ANNUAL SAVINGS	$2,393,204
	Lost Productivity (Departing Employee)	$3,542	4.6%		Savings as % of Current Cost	34.4%
	Lost Productivity (Vacant Role)	$7,969	10.3%		Savings as % of Total Payroll	5.63%
	Lost Productivity (New Hire Ramp-Up)	$5,240	6.8%
	Knowledge Transfer Loss	$8,500	11.0%		ESTIMATED ATTRITION COST BY DEPARTMENT
	Team Morale Impact	$12,750	16.5%		Department	Cost Multiplier	Adj. Cost/Departure
	Overtime for Coverage	$2,500	3.2%		Engineering	1.5x	$115,800
	Subtotal Indirect Costs	$40,500	52.5%		Sales	1.3x	$100,360
					Marketing	1.1x	$84,920
	TOTAL COST PER DEPARTURE	$77,200	100.0%		Finance	1.2x	$92,640
	Cost as Multiple of Avg Salary	$1			Human Resources	1.0x	$77,200
					Operations	1.1x	$84,920
	ROI OF RETENTION INVESTMENT				Legal	1.4x	$108,080
	Scenario	Value	Notes		Customer Success	1.2x	$92,640
	Annual Retention Budget	$250,000	User input
	Expected Reduction in Turnover	3.0%	Percentage point reduction
	Departures Prevented	15
	Estimated Cost Savings	$1,158,002
	Net Savings (Savings - Budget)	$908,002
	ROI	363.2%
	Payback Period	2.6	Months
	Note: Cost estimates use parameters from Assumptions & Config. Department multipliers reflect varying replacement difficulty. ROI analysis uses user-defined retention budget.