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Old 02-23-2011, 04:47 PM
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Originally Posted by adonys View Post
well, the math is only partially correct. because:

- a serial number of 160xxx rather leads towards a 160k units produced, not just 30k.
- even at 30k, with 1.5 mils a year and 5 employees paid at let's say 3k a month (which is a big wedge) will results in 5x3x2x12 (employees, wedge, taxes, months) = 360k a year. add another 300k for hardware costs (10x30k) and you'll get expenses of around 660k. let's throw another 300k for the other expenses (rent and so on, even if is more than three times what should be spent on for these), and you'll get 960k from 1500k. a profit of more than 50%, which is HUGE.
Again, measuring profit only percent per unit is bullshit - you have to look at the actual numbers. And costs.
A software developer takes over 100k a year, if he doesn't he works at the wrong place.
What kind of job should that be 3k? Cleaning the warehouse?
Btw:
Have you ever run a shop?
I did.

Serial numbers: You are aware they can start wherever they like? The can start with a 10digit number if they feel like it.
That's why I asked fort higher or lower numbers, for T5 only.

edit: To alb: exactly

Last edited by swiss; 02-23-2011 at 04:49 PM.
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