Oki Purwanto wrote:
> At 05:27 PM 5/20/98 -0500, you wrote:
> >> But....this is 1mil profit which means the employees have already been
> >> paid.
> >
> >Profit isn't something you keep. If you want to put out new models or
> >design more games (or host conventions) this year, then you spend
> >last years profit to do so. If you made less money last year, then
> >you can produce produce less product this year. Which means you'll
> >make *less* profit this year, which means you'll ship **less**
> >product next year, and so on.
> >
>
Actually, R&D and marketing come before net profit. Since most of GW's "R&D"
and marketing costs are salaries for developers and scuplters anyways, that
makes it seem likely that that is a cool 1 mil.
> I thought GW's margin is approx 50% pre-tax on blister pack. The other 50%
> going to our retailers. But that is before you add the marketing and all, I
> think...
>
> Regards
> Oki
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