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The department exists already, it needs zero investment. Did you read the article at all? If anything, it's going to absorb more opportunity cost ramping the d
by deaddodo 3y ago
The department exists already, it needs zero investment. Did you read the article at all?
If anything, it's going to absorb more opportunity cost ramping the department down than to let it continue operating. About the only way your argument would make sense is if they desperately needed the physical resources (offices, desks, etc); but considering they closed down other unprofitable departments, there are plenty available.
- tssva 3y agoI read the entire article and I reviewed the spreadsheet with financial data. The department costs were $5,846,146 in 2022. They had net revenues of $801,468. A 13.71 ROI. They served a student population of 61. The student population has been consistently shrinking over time. Compare this for example to the Department of Psychology which had costs of $6,485,775 and net revenue of $1,724,536 for an ROI of 26.59. This while serving a student population of 774 which has been consistently increasing over time. If they believe they can replicate the higher ROI while serving more students by switching the funding to another department they should do so.