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Expense Ratio

Term · Environment · MLC-T-ENV-010404

1. Expense Ratio = Operating Expense / Total Expense

2. The expense ratio measures the amount of operating expenses compared to total expenses. A high ratio indicates that most expenditures are for operations - leaving the remaining balance for non-operating costs (such as debt service, capital improvements, etc.). If the non-operating balance is small, then the utility is not likely to meet all of its capital-related expenses, which could cause the system to deteriorate more rapidly.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-ENV-010404
FieldEnvironment
SubjectWater
ReferencesCheck Up Program for Small Systems (CUPSS) Glossary
Record as JSON 
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  "id": "MLC-T-ENV-010404",
  "term": "Expense Ratio",
  "field": "Environment",
  "definition": "1. Expense Ratio = Operating Expense / Total Expense\n\n2. The expense ratio measures the amount of operating expenses compared to total expenses. A high ratio indicates that most expenditures are for operations - leaving the remaining balance for non-operating costs (such as debt service, capital improvements, etc.). If the non-operating balance is small, then the utility is not likely to meet all of its capital-related expenses, which could cause the system to deteriorate more rapidly.",
  "subject": "Water",
  "references": [
    "Check Up Program for Small Systems (CUPSS) Glossary"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/environment/expense-ratio/"
}

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