2007 Best Practices Study
Agencies with Revenues over $25,000,000
 
   
 

New Breakdown of Expenses—What This Means to You  |  Compensation Expense  |  Selling Expenses  |  Operating Expense   |  
Adminstrative Expense
  |  Expense Growth Over Prior Year

Expenses (as % of NR)
  Average +25% Profit +25% Growth
Operating Expenses
Occupancy Expenditures 3.4% 2.6% 3.4%
Occupancy Depreciation/Amortization 0.4% 0.4% 0.5%
Total Occupancy 3.8% 2.9% 3.9%
Office Equipment Expenditures 0.4% 0.4% 0.3%
Office Equipment Depreciation 0.5% 0.6% 0.5%
Total Office Equipment 1.0% 1.0% 0.8%
IT (Information Technology) 1.3% 0.9% 1.7%
IT Depreciation/Amortization 0.5% 0.4% 0.6%
Total IT 1.8% 1.3% 2.3%
Telephone 0.8% 0.8% 1.1%
Postage 0.5% 0.4% 0.5%
Supplies/Printing 1.0% 0.9% 1.0%
Dues/Subscriptions/Contributions 07% 0.7% 0.8%
Taxes/Licenses 0.3% 0.2% 0.3%
Insurance 1.9% 1.4% 1.9%
Professional Fees 1.1% 0.8% 1.1%
Bad Debts 0.1% 0.0% 0.1%
Outside Services 0.6% 0.4% 0.8%
Education/Training 0.3% 0.2% 0.3%
Miscellaneous 0.8% 1.8% 0.4%
Total Operating 14.7% 13.0% 15.4%

 

 
     
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