Delta Air Lines gets $5.9M to add 107 jobs to Iron Range call center
Now, check out the terms of the deal:
The IRRRB board today approved the deal that requires Delta to keep 525 employees at the facility, up from the current 418.
Delta officials said they hope to begin the expansion within weeks.
The 12-year “forgivable loan” starts to come due in five years, but the payments will be forgiven if employment stays above 450.
This is a throwback to word problems done in school.
The questions could be:
1. Compared to today, how many more jobs does the company need to maintain in order to have the $5.9M loan forgiven?
A) 32 jobs
B) 107 jobs
C) 418 jobs
D) 450 jobs
E) 525 jobs
2. How much did the state IRRRB (more info on this correction here) spend per year to create those jobs for five years? (Show your work)
A) $5.9M / 32 jobs / 5 years = $36,875 per job per year
B) $5.9M / 107 jobs / 5 years = $11,028 per job per year
C) $5.9M / 418 jobs / 5 years = $2,822 per job per year
D) $5.9M / 450 jobs / 5 years = $2,622 per job per year
E) $5.9M / 525 jobs / 5 years = $2,247 per job per year
3. What is generally considered to be the role of the CEO?
A) Maximize shareholder value.
B) Create jobs on the Iron Range.
C) Make sure you have plenty of leg room.
4. A recent job posting for the Delta Air Lines call center in Chisholm, Minnesota listed the starting salary as $1,850/month for “Reservations Representative Specialty Sales and Support” positions. How much would that be per year?
A) $22,200/yr
B) $18,500/yr
C) $37,000/yr
D) $42,500/yr
5. Assuming the answers to all of the above questions have been “A”, how much per year per employee would Delta end up paying to employ those new employees?
A) -$14,675 / per year
B) $0 / per year
C) $14,675 / per year
D) $22,000 / per year
E) $36,000 / per year
Unless I’m reading this incorrectly, I think The Fonz could ace this test.
This post was written by Ed Kohler and originally published on The Deets. Follow Ed on Twitter: @edkohler
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Compared to what we’ll be paying
For a couple of years of construction jobs at the old Metrodome site, it’s a bargain.
I think it’s nearly break even
If the jobs offer benefits, it’s probably not AS negative as the last answer suggests, but it’s still a ridiculous subsidy.