Selling things in store ?

Guest · Post by **Guest** » 29.10.2009, 23:48

ok so i decided to try somthing out. too see what price i would make the most money per hour. in the gas station. what i did was start off varying the dollar amount and looking at how long it would take to sell it all. then i took the price i sold it for and subtracted the price i bought it for and divided by the time it takes.

lol, to sell 136k gas and make the most profit per hour i sell it in 18 hours

. lol now that i know how to make this equation rather quickly. and 18 hours

lol. the demand for gas is going to go really high!! lol, i always thought that i would want to sell gas really high to make lots of money but realize it takes lots of time. so umm i wonder if i should do this more often

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and or anyone else already do this or does this take too much time?

does anyone know any more equations for selling in stores besides the full ads give half time?

i just realized that i made a mistake i think. but i not really sure now. i have gotten completely lost in my equations. i not sure if i do make the most profit per hour selling everything in 18 hours. but has anyone ever calculated it?

Guest · Post by **Guest** » 30.10.2009, 01:39

You are looking for this: http://www.forum.kapilands.com/viewtopic.php?t=4219

It does not have equations, but his post is just one step behind finding an equation, anyone interested in making equations should use that method.

Guest · Post by **Guest** » 30.10.2009, 07:10

if you sell for 18hrs your will bring the prices down. usually big players sell for around full rack in 48hrs or even higher

Guest · Post by **Guest** » 30.10.2009, 08:30

1. of all its not dollars in this game

and 2. yeah, 18 hourse is most certainly way off, more like 2 days.

Guest · Post by **Guest** » 30.10.2009, 09:30

I use that thread and equation. I haven't reached the point where I can tell if my sales affect the price negatively or positively. But I do keep track of the average price and quality in the countries where my shops are (Sausages in France went up in price!

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So... Filling up the store and checking the store a maximum of once a day makes prices go up?

Guest · Post by **Guest** » 30.10.2009, 09:58

If you don't have a problem filling your gas stations always sell at optimum price. Even if that means selling at half the average price.

The only time you should move away from optimum price is when you have difficulty with supply.

Ignore the people that want you to sell for a higher price they have only their own interests at heart. The amount you are selling will not move the average selling price.

It's your company, you do what is best for you.

Guest · Post by **Guest** » 30.10.2009, 10:23

podge wrote:If you don't have a problem filling your gas stations always sell at optimum price. Even if that means selling at half the average price.

The only time you should move away from optimum price is when you have difficulty with supply.

Ignore the people that want you to sell for a higher price they have only their own interests at heart. The amount you are selling will not move the average selling price.

It's your company, you do what is best for you.

Could you explain why he has 18 hours as optimum sales where other calculations tend to end up at 38 hours?

Either his calculation is wrong or the calculation of those who ended up with 38...

Guest · Post by **Guest** » 31.10.2009, 10:41

Ronintje wrote:Could you explain why he has 18 hours as optimum sales where other calculations tend to end up at 38 hours?

Either his calculation is wrong or the calculation of those who ended up with 38...

It must be wrong because my calcs end up between 45-55h for maximum profit depending on the shop and country. ...and I am one of the 48h masses.

Guest · Post by **Guest** » 31.10.2009, 15:05

Andro wrote:
Ronintje wrote:Could you explain why he has 18 hours as optimum sales where other calculations tend to end up at 38 hours?

Either his calculation is wrong or the calculation of those who ended up with 38...
It must be wrong because my calcs end up between 45-55h for maximum profit depending on the shop and country. ...and I am one of the 48h masses.

I know, but i wonder about podges response cuz he is very eager to tell people to sell faster in this and in other threads despite those who know what they are talking about tend to get differend results.

Last i heard the optimum was at 38 hours, but gas value went up a bit since so 48 hours sounds very realistic to me right now.
Also it is a very nice number for those who login only once a day at a fixed time

I've been to lame to calculate for some time now and i always went for the top end of the range anyway

Guest · Post by **Guest** » 31.10.2009, 16:02

Ronintje wrote:he is very eager to tell people to sell faster in this and in other threads

I see words being put in my mouth

Guest · Post by **Guest** » 31.10.2009, 18:45

podge wrote:
Ronintje wrote:he is very eager to tell people to sell faster in this and in other threads
I see words being put in my mouth

Not really, but i do wonder about my previous message.

Not very eager to answer that one eh

Guest · Post by **Guest** » 31.10.2009, 18:54

Is it more profitable to sell in store rather than market or private contract ?
If so, why ? What parameters are involved in this besides advertising ?

I can sell more quickly on market than in store (im not sure of this).

I assume that store (red) and factory (green) are equal size.

Does someone have a chart of sheet with detailed information ?

I think about furniture (tables).

I need accurate facts and data before proceeding.

Thanks

Guest · Post by **Guest** » 01.11.2009, 08:04

quadat wrote:Is it more profitable to sell in store rather than market or private contract ?
If so, why ? What parameters are involved in this besides advertising ?

I can sell more quickly on market than in store (im not sure of this).

I assume that store (red) and factory (green) are equal size.

Does someone have a chart of sheet with detailed information ?

I think about furniture (tables).

I need accurate facts and data before proceeding.

Thanks

It's best you use a little bit of all. If you do contracts only you may have to end up waiting for your payment, and you need money to keep up your business. Same goes for the market. Some things sell very fast, others don't. So it's always good to have shops as backup.

That's as detailed I will give you given my beginner status.

Guest · Post by **Guest** » 01.11.2009, 13:37

my gas station wasn't full, thats why my optimum price isn't the 45 hours. it was onle about 1/3 full. so the 18 hours times 3 is probably around the 45-55hours

does anyone know how to make excel do a multivariable calculation?

and to see if size affects selling time. can i just get rid of some employees to make it seem like a smaller building and then use the kapitools calculator to put the right amount to make the factory full.

or do you think it is some complex equation useing the average price and the volume?

here are all the variables i think might affect the selling time if i wrong or missing one please tell me

Averge price,
average quality
average volume
Percent demand satisified.
Your price
how much your selling
your building size
your quality
your level in the game

Guest · Post by **Guest** » 01.11.2009, 15:04

jkeller4000 wrote:my gas station wasn't full, thats why my optimum price isn't the 45 hours. it was onle about 1/3 full. so the 18 hours times 3 is probably around the 45-55hours

Indeed, 3x 18 = 54.
So you end up at the high end of the range which would be what i would suggest and which shows you calculated it right.