Workforce turnover replacement budget calculator

Calculate direct replacement cash by role and total recruiting, training and backfill cash with your own figures.

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Examples

Examples

Try the starting example

Replacement assumptions: role, exits, recruiting $/exit, training $/exit, vacancy days/exit, backfill cash $/day, unavailable output units/day, margin $/unit
A,2,1000,500,10,100,5,20 B,1,500,200,5,80,2,10
Direct replacement cash by role ($)
A: 5000.00; B: 1100.00
Total recruiting, training and backfill cash ($)
$6,100.00
Separate assumed unavailable contribution margin ($)
$2,100.00
Cash plus separate margin scenario ($)
$8,200.00

Try another scenario

Replacement assumptions: role, exits, recruiting $/exit, training $/exit, vacancy days/exit, backfill cash $/day, unavailable output units/day, margin $/unit
A,1,1000,500,10,100,5,20 B,1,500,200,5,80,2,10
Direct replacement cash by role ($)
A: 2500.00; B: 1100.00
Total recruiting, training and backfill cash ($)
$3,600.00
Separate assumed unavailable contribution margin ($)
$1,100.00
Cash plus separate margin scenario ($)
$4,700.00
Calculation method

Calculation method

Direct replacement cash by role ($)

Exits×(recruiting+training+vacancy days×backfill cash/day).

Total recruiting, training and backfill cash ($)

Sum direct replacement cash.

Separate assumed unavailable contribution margin ($)

Exits×vacancy days×unavailable units/day×supplied contribution margin/unit.

Cash plus separate margin scenario ($)

Sum cash and opportunity-margin assumptions, keeping the components visible.

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Replacement assumptions: role, exits, recruiting $/exit, training $/exit, vacancy days/exit, backfill cash $/day, unavailable output units/day, margin $/unit

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Assumptions & limits

Assumptions & limits

  • A supplied replacement-cost scenario. Margin opportunity cost is not a cash expense; unavailable output must already reflect backfill to avoid double counting. No exit forecast or personnel recommendation is made.
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