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Old 04-23-08, 06:16 PM   #6
Platapus
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Kurtz not even close

"A logger sells a truckload of lumber for £100. His cost of production is 4/5 of the price.
What is his profit?"

What about all the taxes he would have to pay? The cost of production may be 4/5th of the price but the taxes would be another 1/3 on top of that.

Cost of production may be 80 but the taxes and fees would be another 30 so the net profit is a loss of 10. So the logger goes out of business.


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