Production Vs Retail

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Production Vs Retail

Post by Guest » 10.11.2009, 00:20

Ok I have noticed a trend that makes me question a whole lot. Most of the big top company's are full retailers. They don't do anything except buy and sell. So in order to get to the top I should or shouldn't produce products? I was thinking of going through the gas/oil or wood/wardrobe branch, but after looking it over the people on top have 100 retails and are selling huge amounts of stuff daily supplied by others.

So basically which would be most profitable:

100 gas stations

100 furniture stores

45 wells 45 factories 8 stores 2 rc

or the whole wardrobe production buildings assembly?

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Post by Guest » 10.11.2009, 04:14

I am not going to pretend to know which make more $$$$
I would just like to point out that all of those "big top companies" got there by producing and selling.
At one point they had production facilities and sold under contract as well as in their own stores.
They slowly migrated to just stores when they achieved a certain level of Cash...
it take quite a bit of cash to buy 50000 Q25 Wardrobes at 4000 ea...and might well be for each and every of their 100 stores

:wink:

pk

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Post by Guest » 10.11.2009, 04:44

good point I started thinking of that shortly after. Gas or wardrobes you think would be better production line?

Guest

Post by Guest » 10.11.2009, 12:11

Profit margins are higher in wardrobes but it requires a more complex supply chain and higher research.

Gas is pretty easy if you can find a couple of good oil suppliers.

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Post by Guest » 10.11.2009, 14:57

zorrak wrote:good point I started thinking of that shortly after. Gas or wardrobes you think would be better production line?
If you start playing, Gas.

To make a profit on wardrobes you need high research and new companies don't have them.



But for a new companie on a server which already exists this long, don't do retail but go production.

For a real fast start i would suggest power plants.
Then when they reach a decent size start selling them and replace them with another industry which you allready researched when you were producing power.

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Re: Production Vs Retail

Post by Guest » 10.11.2009, 15:40

zorrak wrote:So basically which would be most profitable:

100 gas stations

100 furniture stores

45 wells 45 factories 8 stores 2 rc

or the whole wardrobe production buildings assembly?
100 Factories, 32767m2 in size, level Trillionaire.
Total output: 36,642,946.00 gas per 24 hours
Assumed min. quality by that level: 50
Assumed price of oil: 150
Assumed sale price of Q50 Gas: 120
Assumed profit per unit of Gas: 90
Assumed daily take home profit: 3,297,865,140.00


100 Furiture Stores, 32767m2 in size, level doesn't matter.
Total shelf space: 6,553,400 (I will calculate selling at 40% per day.)
Assumed buying price: 2950 +50Q
Assumed min quality: 50
Assumed retail price: 9000
Assumed profit per unit: 3550
Assumed daily take home profit: 9,305,828,000.00

100 Joineries, 32767m2 in size, level Trillionaire.
Total output: 2,527,100.00 waredrobes per 24 hours
Assumed min. quality by that level: 50
Assumed price of wood: 100
Assumed sale price of Q50 Waredrobes: 2950 +50Q
Assumed profit per unit of Waredrobe: 2580
Assumed daily take home profit: 6,519,918,000.00


100 Gas Station, 32767m2 in size, level doesn't matter.
Total shelf space: 163,835,000 (I will calculate selling at 50% per day.)
Assumed buying price: 70 +1Q
Assumed min quality: 50
Assumed retail price: 150
Assumed profit per unit: 30
Assumed daily take home profit: 4,915,050,000.00
Last edited by Guest on 10.11.2009, 18:22, edited 2 times in total.

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Post by Guest » 10.11.2009, 16:02

Then why do so many people do Gas? and should I get out now. But what is the best product in the entire game (obviously not q0 steel)

Guest

Post by Guest » 10.11.2009, 17:52

azer in your post instead fo gas stations there should be fastories
can you make a calculation for gas stations too?

Guest

Post by Guest » 10.11.2009, 18:14

warrior1993 wrote:azer in your post instead fo gas stations there should be fastories
can you make a calculation for gas stations too?
Opps, you are right. I will change it to factories.

I just need the retail price for gas people use. (I haven't sold gas in a long time.)

Guest

Post by Guest » 10.11.2009, 18:17

i sell usuualy in france around 65+q-70+q this is for full rack in 48 hrs

Guest

Post by Guest » 10.11.2009, 18:18

its always clear that being wardrobe only retailer is the best way to go top list, but only if u have strong suppliers..
prolly after that topic and calculations above the number of ppl planing to be wardrobe retailer ll increase in number..

Guest

Post by Guest » 10.11.2009, 18:22

warrior1993 wrote:i sell usuualy in france around 65+q-70+q this is for full rack in 48 hrs
There, I added Gas Stations to my list.

Guest

Post by Guest » 10.11.2009, 18:39

i think profits can get higher if you can push the gas prices up

Guest

Post by Guest » 10.11.2009, 18:55

warrior1993 wrote:i think profits can get higher if you can push the gas prices up
I don't think that is possible anymore.

Gas is a great product at the start of the game when there isn't any wardrobe research yet.
Wardrobes is a long term product which relates on research more then Gas to get a profit.

I wonder when finally the wardrobe market reaches 100% supply :)

Guest

Post by Guest » 10.11.2009, 19:33

Ronintje wrote:I wonder when finally the wardrobe market reaches 100% supply :)
Hopefully soon then everyone will have to move to other markets giving kapilands more diversity.

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