power 0.06 and water 0.06 = 84$!!! The costs I relate to power and water are everywhere on the market, perhaps some people get power at 0.05, then the cost would be 74$. If we look at the price of diamonds on the market, 37??? That would suppose a market value of power and water around 0.017.
Clearly we can see here that people are forgetting a major aspect of managing a business, that is transfer pricing.
In a real business, consider yourself as a manager of say, a well, just one well. You produce water. You paid a bonus related to profitability, and your business is just like your empire, to well, mine, farms, whatever you have. You're asked by the owner of the business to sell your water at 0.02, and it costs you 0.02, would you accept? Of course not, you'd say, my water will cost you 0.06!! This game doesn't do that, it shows true cost!
If you produce your own water and power for other things, you have to remember you're sacrificing selling this water and power at 0.06!! So why in your right mind would you cost that subsequent product without considering this? Many businesses do this, improper costing and it is apparent here too! The diamond example is one, I purchase pigs and cows sometimes at below cost too, and I've even seen steel at 80$!!!
So people, remember that each of your production facilities is it's own profit center, it has to give you money!
The next topic is, ok, im using proper pricing transfer, but now I can't sell diamonds!! what do I do? sell something else!! stones, iron ore, anything else that when you consider your cost of sacrifice will give you a net benefit. Even better, buy from others who don't price transfer correctly, you're basically taking the value of their water and power!! Too bad for them! IF you're stuck in a market where you don't have another alternative, well then you'll have to grind yourself out of it, no other way around it.
I hope you found this interesting, (Albeit long
) Phoenixz28
and keep building up i not plan on being the top player in this game