That's the largest of the federal retirement funds that run a surplus. That makes the deficit smaller than what's added to the debt. For example, President Bush's stated budget deficits totaled $3.294 trillion. But he added $5.849 trillion to the debt.
The total financial cost of opening a franchise can range between $1.2 million and $2.2 million, depending on location, building size and any updates or upgrades that need to be completed. The initial franchise fee for a Burger King is $50,000, which must be paid prior to the opening date of the location. Once the restaurant opens for business, a monthly royalty fee of 4.5 percent of gross sales is required by the parent company.
2013 U.S. HOTEL FRANCHISE FEE GUIDE | PAGE 14 As indicated in the preceding table, franchise fees as a percentage of total rooms revenue ranged from 1.93% to 15.86% in the first-class category in 2012. The average franchise fee as a percentage of total rooms revenue was 10.99%, and the median was 11.54%.In addition, the total initial fee ranged from $0 to $155,000. We note that the hotel consortiums included in this study charge comparatively lower initial fees than those charged by the traditional franchisors.or example, the initial fee may be a minimum of $45,000 plus $300 per room for each room over 150. Thus, a hotel with 125 rooms would pay $45,000 and a hotel with 200 rooms would pay $60,000. The initial fee is paid upon submission of the franchise application.