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To: John F. Dowd who wrote (91735)	11/4/1999 11:23:00 PM
From: Paul Engel	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 186894

John - Re: "I wish the airline that laid me off for 14 out of 28 yrs. subscribed to your theory regarding layoffs or what they called furloughs. " The Airline business is a tough one - a VERY TOUGH one. Sorry to hear about your employment difficulties with them. Paul

To: John F. Dowd who wrote (91735)	11/4/1999 11:35:00 PM
From: Jim McMannis	Respond to of 186894

RE:" I wish the airline that laid me off for 14 out of 28 yrs. subscribed to your theory regarding layoffs or what they called furloughs"... What airline did you work for? Pan AM or Eastern? or?

To: John F. Dowd who wrote (91735)	11/5/1999 6:41:00 AM
From: Road Walker	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 186894

John, re: "You are correct they <salaries> are variable." I'm not an accountant. I may be wrong, but I always thought salaries were treated as a FIXED cost. VARIABLE costs are those that fluctuate with revenue. For instance, if you have a commissioned sales force, their cost is variable, their cost is based on the revenue they generate; a salaried sales force, their cost is fixed, if sales go up they cost less as a percent of sales, sales go down they cost more. Is there an accountant on the thread? John