The inverse square law of IT.

[srebbe64]

...the resultant problem is equal to the square of the monies and time you've spent on fixing it.

Seriously, it's getting rather tiresome now!!!

[Plotloss]

There's a missing element to your equation.

Competency.

Which seems, in the case of those working on the solution your business requires to be a constant of zero.

[srebbe64]

Good point, so the equation is: IT = M+T X M+T X C

Note: C = 0