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Originally Posted by Barcey
Please explain how your disagreeing with this assumption totally invalidates my argument that a comparison of two pricing scenarios should use the same list price and the same starting profit margin.
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You're using profit margin incorrectly. Stores may have an overall profit margin of about 30%, but the number you actually need to be using for your comparisons is the discount the publisher/wholesaler offers to the retailer. And that discount
is about 50%, your assertion to the contrary.
(The difference between the discount and the profit margin is eaten up by the retailer's various costs - staff, leases, etc.)
Because you're using invalid numbers and invalid terms, your argument has no basis in fact.