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To: Jim Switz who wrote (3439)	8/14/1998 8:01:00 PM
From: Jim Switz	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 5944

Anyone want to estimate RIF cost savings? Here's my cut at it: 350 layoffs in Singapore @ $20,000/ea = $7M/year (my very wild guess about employment costs there) 350 layoffs in USA @ $50,000/ea = $17.5M/year (figuring various job categories, plus benefits/taxes) Total: $24.5M/year or 21.5 cents/share/year @ 114M shares outstanding. Very rough calculations, maybe conservative, but resulting in a significant improvement to the bottom line. This does not include any revenue/earnings losses that might be incurred by losing people, but I'm sure management expects at least same revenues with the reduced workforce. Now, who wants to take a stab at cleaning up my estimates?

To: Jim Switz who wrote (3439)	8/14/1998 9:48:00 PM
From: Charles Tutt	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 5944

Is "bimbotu" saying the RIF will cause "substantially increased revenue?" I don't see how that can be.