I want to bounce this off some of the experts here to make sure I am understanding correctly the revenue versus expenditure equation for the typical OOTP franchise.
Let's look at 2011 defaults.
Revenue
National Media: $80,000,000
Local Media: $60,000,000
Merchandising: $30,000,000
Gate Receipts: $63,693,000 (1)
Expenditures
Scouting: $7,260,000
Player Dev: $7,260,000
Players: $99,185,000 (2)
Coaches: $1,927,900 (3)
Total Revenue: $233,693,400
Total Expend: $115,565,900
Profit: $118,127,500
Profit Margin: +50.5%
My question for the experts is, does this pass the smell test? A 51% profit margin for the average franchise? Am I accounting for everything the game accounts for, and if not, what am I missing?
(1) 33,249 average attendance * $23.65 average ticket price * 81 home games
(2) Player average salary * 25 players
(3) Average coaches salary * 8 coaches. I know there are only five coaches, but the general manager draws a salary not reflected in the Financials area, so I am swagging a salary for him of 3x the average coach.