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Toughest squeeze on living standards since 1920
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PasturesNew wrote: »I know I can beat you in the race to the bottom....
You probably can.0 -
sabretoothtigger wrote: »Thats not how it works though. Ultimately private companies end up wanting to supply goods as cheaply as possible. The reason being you can sell far more that way and the way to make big profits on anything is to sell millions of them.
In how many markets are items sold in millions?
Private companies take a risk in developing product. Patenting alone can cost a 6 figure sum. Profit is relative. The product has to be priced competitively for the target audience yet make sufficient gross margin to cover operational overheads, finance costs, tax and dividends.0
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