Cost Benefit Analysis The following is an example of how a reporter can actually make more money by using a scopist: Day 1: Reporter A (with scopist) Reporter B (without scopist) Appearance Fee: $75.00 Appearance Fee: $75.00 250 pgs. @ $2.00: $500.00 250 pgs. @ $2.00: $500.00 They each make $575.00 for that day. Day 2: Reporter A (with scopist) Reporter B (without scopist) Appearance Fee: $75.00 Scoping own work: $0 250 pgs. @ $2.00: $500 Reporter A makes: $575 for the day Reporter B makes $0 for the day Reporter A pays $1.00 per page to the scopist ($250.00) and ends up with $325.00 for the day. Reporter B spent the day scoping the job from Day 1 and made no money on Day 2. Summary: Reporter A makes $900.00 (plus the tax deduction of $500.00 paid to the scopist) for the two days and Reporter B only makes $575. Reporter A makes $375 more than Reporter B, and the scopist is tax deductible. A busy reporter may be losing money if he or she is not using a scopist. *All numbers are for examples only