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Re: Economies of Scale *Free Browser Game*
« Reply #1140 on: April 24, 2012, 01:54:49 pm »

Hey guys, I'm looking for an Overseer for Legion Merchandise. 500k pay, 5% bonus, guaranteed raises for good work, responsibilities include restocking and lazybuttoning two stores and ordering research and production while I'm not around. Preferably online access every day.


I'm looking for a Vice President (same job basically) for Toast Industries.   I'll pay 6%.

I've put the app out on the site already- mention Bay12 in your application if you want me to actually read it.  PM me here if you want details.
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Re: Economies of Scale *Free Browser Game*
« Reply #1141 on: April 24, 2012, 02:06:34 pm »

Hey guys, I'm looking for an Overseer for Legion Merchandise. 500k pay, 5% bonus, guaranteed raises for good work, responsibilities include restocking and lazybuttoning two stores and ordering research and production while I'm not around. Preferably online access every day.


I'm looking for a Vice President (same job basically) for Toast Industries.   I'll pay 6%.

I've put the app out on the site already- mention Bay12 in your application if you want me to actually read it.  PM me here if you want details.

I'm open to both of your job offerings. I sent an official note to Toast Industries over in EoS; I didn't see the posting from Legion.

I have found my tendency is to purchase about a five-day inventory supply, based on the numbers I get from my spreadsheet:
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/ccc?key=0AlR6V1WHPZRkdE9VNmhfcE1RbUlHMHN5WjJReWN2Smc

(I multiply Quantity/tick for a product by 500 to get a rough, easy-to-calculate 5-day supply.)

If you want me for the job, and would prefer I keep a different level of retail inventory available, please let me know.
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Re: Economies of Scale *Free Browser Game*
« Reply #1142 on: April 24, 2012, 02:16:48 pm »

Hey guys, I'm looking for an Overseer for Legion Merchandise. 500k pay, 5% bonus, guaranteed raises for good work, responsibilities include restocking and lazybuttoning two stores and ordering research and production while I'm not around. Preferably online access every day.


I'm looking for a Vice President (same job basically) for Toast Industries.   I'll pay 6%.

I've put the app out on the site already- mention Bay12 in your application if you want me to actually read it.  PM me here if you want details.

I'm open to both of your job offerings. I sent an official note to Toast Industries over in EoS; I didn't see the posting from Legion.

I have found my tendency is to purchase about a five-day inventory supply, based on the numbers I get from my spreadsheet:
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/ccc?key=0AlR6V1WHPZRkdE9VNmhfcE1RbUlHMHN5WjJReWN2Smc

(I multiply Quantity/tick for a product by 500 to get a rough, easy-to-calculate 5-day supply.)

If you want me for the job, and would prefer I keep a different level of retail inventory available, please let me know.
In that spreadsheet of yours, what goes in the Cost per Unit field? The good's base cost?
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« Reply #1143 on: April 24, 2012, 02:26:25 pm »

I'm open to both of your job offerings. I sent an official note to Toast Industries over in EoS; I didn't see the posting from Legion.

I have found my tendency is to purchase about a five-day inventory supply, based on the numbers I get from my spreadsheet:
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/ccc?key=0AlR6V1WHPZRkdE9VNmhfcE1RbUlHMHN5WjJReWN2Smc

(I multiply Quantity/tick for a product by 500 to get a rough, easy-to-calculate 5-day supply.)

If you want me for the job, and would prefer I keep a different level of retail inventory available, please let me know.


You're hired.  I've never gotten five days out of stock, but I trust your judgement.  I've got the capital to cover it.


Basically, I've been making my own banana splits, vanilla cake, pina colada, and the occasional hot chocolate, and buying everything else for the stores.
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Re: Economies of Scale *Free Browser Game*
« Reply #1144 on: April 24, 2012, 03:27:54 pm »

If anyone is interested, I might hire a VP to run things when I'm not around at 20%
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Re: Economies of Scale *Free Browser Game*
« Reply #1145 on: April 24, 2012, 03:43:59 pm »

So...just starting out. Is attempting to make money on electricity a bad idea? I have a 300-size power plant and a coal mine, so I can produce electricity very, very cheaply and quite quickly.

On the other hand, I'm basically bankrupt...I have 9k left.
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« Reply #1146 on: April 24, 2012, 03:47:05 pm »

So...just starting out. Is attempting to make money on electricity a bad idea? I have a 300-size power plant and a coal mine, so I can produce electricity very, very cheaply and quite quickly.

Just take a look at the b2b market.
You will most likely not make a lot of profit.

I suggest making toys.
There is a big lack of trade in them.
I myself am making dolls.
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« Reply #1147 on: April 24, 2012, 04:10:15 pm »

I will be looking for a Manager to run Jacko Investments for me.  It would be a lot of money but I expect a well run company in return.
Apply with Bay12 in your application and I will take a look at it.

Starting Salary: $2,500,000
Starting Bonus: 2% (You are looking at around $20,000,000)
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« Reply #1148 on: April 24, 2012, 05:12:45 pm »

I have a feeling somebody is going to start Wal-Marting when the storeside economy becomes more fleshed out and they'll probably rise to the top gainer chart in like two days.
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« Reply #1149 on: April 24, 2012, 05:40:06 pm »

People are already "wal-marting". Importing low quality goods from China and selling them :P

It's just that we can produce goods cheaper than buying them from China, so to sell real cheap you'd have to make it yourself.
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« Reply #1150 on: April 24, 2012, 06:56:24 pm »

I have found my tendency is to purchase about a five-day inventory supply, based on the numbers I get from my spreadsheet:
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/ccc?key=0AlR6V1WHPZRkdE9VNmhfcE1RbUlHMHN5WjJReWN2Smc

(I multiply Quantity/tick for a product by 500 to get a rough, easy-to-calculate 5-day supply.)

If you want me for the job, and would prefer I keep a different level of retail inventory available, please let me know.
In that spreadsheet of yours, what goes in the Cost per Unit field? The good's base cost?
Cost per Unit is from the "cost" field of the warehouse... so either the "unit cost" from the B2B/Import markets, or whatever EoS says the cost of my manufactured goods works out to be.
Sometimes, I manually change that to a higher value when I'm trying to scale burn rate for a product I make myself (so a towel may only cost me $1.50 each, but I want to sell them at, say, 1000/day, so I set the "unit cost" until I get them to around 10/tick, then set the price at double that. I used to have a separate sheet for that sort of work, but realized that when I was handling inventory, it was far easier for me to have it all in one place.)
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« Reply #1151 on: April 24, 2012, 07:07:28 pm »

I have found my tendency is to purchase about a five-day inventory supply, based on the numbers I get from my spreadsheet:
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/ccc?key=0AlR6V1WHPZRkdE9VNmhfcE1RbUlHMHN5WjJReWN2Smc

(I multiply Quantity/tick for a product by 500 to get a rough, easy-to-calculate 5-day supply.)

If you want me for the job, and would prefer I keep a different level of retail inventory available, please let me know.
In that spreadsheet of yours, what goes in the Cost per Unit field? The good's base cost?
Cost per Unit is from the "cost" field of the warehouse... so either the "unit cost" from the B2B/Import markets, or whatever EoS says the cost of my manufactured goods works out to be.
Sometimes, I manually change that to a higher value when I'm trying to scale burn rate for a product I make myself (so a towel may only cost me $1.50 each, but I want to sell them at, say, 1000/day, so I set the "unit cost" until I get them to around 10/tick, then set the price at double that. I used to have a separate sheet for that sort of work, but realized that when I was handling inventory, it was far easier for me to have it all in one place.)
Okay, but why does the cost change how quickly they sell in the calculation? If I produce an item cheap or buy it expensive on import, it should sell the same provided same sales price and quality.

Unless I am misunderstanding something
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« Reply #1152 on: April 24, 2012, 07:24:17 pm »

I have found my tendency is to purchase about a five-day inventory supply, based on the numbers I get from my spreadsheet:
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/ccc?key=0AlR6V1WHPZRkdE9VNmhfcE1RbUlHMHN5WjJReWN2Smc

(I multiply Quantity/tick for a product by 500 to get a rough, easy-to-calculate 5-day supply.)

If you want me for the job, and would prefer I keep a different level of retail inventory available, please let me know.
In that spreadsheet of yours, what goes in the Cost per Unit field? The good's base cost?
Cost per Unit is from the "cost" field of the warehouse... so either the "unit cost" from the B2B/Import markets, or whatever EoS says the cost of my manufactured goods works out to be.
Sometimes, I manually change that to a higher value when I'm trying to scale burn rate for a product I make myself (so a towel may only cost me $1.50 each, but I want to sell them at, say, 1000/day, so I set the "unit cost" until I get them to around 10/tick, then set the price at double that. I used to have a separate sheet for that sort of work, but realized that when I was handling inventory, it was far easier for me to have it all in one place.)
Okay, but why does the cost change how quickly they sell in the calculation? If I produce an item cheap or buy it expensive on import, it should sell the same provided same sales price and quality.

Unless I am misunderstanding something
Ah, yes, I forgot to mention. The "profit/tick" assumes you are selling at 2x cost. Since I'm selling more import/large-quantity-B2B goods than internally produced goods, this is a fair assumption the majority of the time. Thus why I give a fake "cost" in the cases of self-manufactured goods I'm retailing that I want to control the burn rate of.
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« Reply #1153 on: April 24, 2012, 07:45:56 pm »

Ahh, makes sense now. Thanks!
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« Reply #1154 on: April 24, 2012, 08:15:04 pm »

Hey guys, I'm looking for an Overseer for Legion Merchandise. 500k pay, 5% bonus, guaranteed raises for good work, responsibilities include restocking and lazybuttoning two stores and ordering research and production while I'm not around. Preferably online access every day.


I'm looking for a Vice President (same job basically) for Toast Industries.   I'll pay 6%.

I've put the app out on the site already- mention Bay12 in your application if you want me to actually read it.  PM me here if you want details.

I'm open to both of your job offerings. I sent an official note to Toast Industries over in EoS; I didn't see the posting from Legion.

I have found my tendency is to purchase about a five-day inventory supply, based on the numbers I get from my spreadsheet:
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/ccc?key=0AlR6V1WHPZRkdE9VNmhfcE1RbUlHMHN5WjJReWN2Smc

(I multiply Quantity/tick for a product by 500 to get a rough, easy-to-calculate 5-day supply.)

If you want me for the job, and would prefer I keep a different level of retail inventory available, please let me know.

AWESOME! Thanks for the spreadsheet. I stole the formulas for the equations as I was too lazy/dumb to try to figure them out from the admin post. Seeing increased profits already from my retail stores. :D If you want a job as a Greeter at Ball Mart, just apply. Free $75k a day.
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