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Politics : Formerly About Applied Materials
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To: Debt Free who wrote (19081)4/29/1998 2:00:00 PM
From: Xpiderman   of 70976
 
>>Since these are paid days off then it will not impact cash flow and it may not impact their cost structure (depends on how the accounting is set up for vacations). However it is a way to reduce reduce your output without reducing employees.<<

Doug,

I believe the cost reduction was partially achieved by shutting down the cleaning room and some other equipment.
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