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Show Economic Effect Of CSU Students on Cedar City Studied Recently the Buisness Administration Adminis-tration statistics class at the College Col-lege of Southern Utah made a study of the expenditures of CSU students to determine the economic econ-omic impact of the college student stu-dent on the economy of Cedar City. Ci-ty. The results are very interesting. interest-ing. A questionnaire survey was distributed dis-tributed among a representative random sample of students to determine de-termine what their monthly expenditures ex-penditures were on various consumer con-sumer items, including housing, food, clothing, entertainment, car expenses, and other sundry items. It was found that the average student spends $116.51 per month in Cedar City. Married students' expenditures were a little higher; high-er; and female students spend a little less. j Multiplying this figure by the approximately 1600 students at CSU winter quarter results in a total monthly expenditure of $186,416. Assuming this is an av-'erage av-'erage enrollment for the nine-month nine-month school year, we can calculate cal-culate that the yearly expenditure expendi-ture of the CSU students in the fnmmnnitv annroximates S1.C77.- 741. This figure represents money j spent on goods and services in j the community alone. It excludes j student expenditures at the col-1 lege for such items as college housing, tuition and fees. Also, it , does not include student expend- ! itures at the college cafeteria. I The dollar amount spent in Ce- ; dar City by the cafeteria is ap- j proximately $100,000 per year.' This figure of approximately one j and two-thirds million dollars i could be multiplied many times j over if summer school enroll- : ment, faculty, and staff expendi- j tures, and other general college I expenditures on supplies, con- j struction, etc. were included. The casual observer can readily ; see the impact of CSU on the ceo- nomic health of Cedar City. ! This research study shows additional ad-ditional information about the per cent' of the student's dollar spent on various types of goods and services. If anyone desires to obtain a pertinent summary of the complete study, contact Mr. Mont Crosland of the Business Department at the College. |