Looking at the $2500 fee, and the costs involved, it appears "resonable" for a full time teacher, teaching about 30 students a month or so.
Break down the cost allocations: Franchise Fee 50% SV Facilities 10% Office Exp. & Support 5% Advertising and PR 10% Presentation Media 5% Health Ins, 401k, ATR 10% Travel 5% Salary 10% Salary = 10% x 2500 x 30 = $7500 / month pre tax salary, about $90,000 per year. A low range amount for a mental / physical health professional. Probably only $70,000 a year if there is 2-3 month / year ATR requirement. And they need to afford SV housing on at this salary. If anything, this salary is too low. If you want full time professional teachers, a modest amount of advertuising and PR, professional facilities, (and franchise requirements specify and require SV -- an added cost), reasonable benefits, a running automobile --not full of dents, for teachers etc., then $2500 is about what it would take. If you want it taught only by volunteers in their (non sv) homes, then thats another business / marketing model. Not superior or inferior, but a diferent model, aimed at a different segment of students. This may be a good model of AoL and Amma. But it is NOT going to reach or be appealing for a large part of society. Previously I have been aghast at the $2500 figure for some time. But now, looking at the i) pricing side (inflation adjusted, mature product and all) and the ii) cost side, it seems quite reasonable. The third tier is value. Is "neo" TM, taught in an SV center by a professional, educated, professionally dressed and transported, articulate teacher, living in a SV house, with a large, available product line TM enhancing products, of with good personal follow-up -- checking, etc, worth $2500? ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor --------------------~--> Join modern day disciples reach the disfigured and poor with hope and healing http://us.click.yahoo.com/lMct6A/Vp3LAA/i1hLAA/UlWolB/TM --------------------------------------------------------------------~-> To subscribe, send a message to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Or go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/FairfieldLife/ and click 'Join This Group!' Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/FairfieldLife/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
