Ref # Impact measure Formula Input / assumption
# 6 New equipment purchase costs
New purchase costs :
� Sole trader : $ 1,000 � Small business : $ 2,500 � Medium business : 22,000 65
Time period : 50 % in the year before the prohibition takes effect and 50 % the year the prohibition takes effect
B . 8.4 Government costs
The following table presents the key assumptions and calculations used to estimate the direct and indirect costs identified for government for each prohibition option .
Table 31 Detailed government cost assumptions and calculations
Ref # Impact Measure Formula Input / Assumption
# 7 Jobseeker payments
Total Jobseeker payments = No . of sole trader and small business closures
x Average no . of workers by business , by business size x
Weekly Jobseeker payment × Number of weeks to secure alternative employment
It has been assumed that sole traders and workers and owners of the small businesses are eligible for JobSeeker .
No . of sole trader and small business closures : Ref # 1
Average no . of workers by business , by business size :
� Sole trader : 1 � Small : 5
See Table 19 Weekly Jobseeker payment : $ 335.60 see Table 28
Number of weeks to secure alternative employment : 8
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Model Assumption
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