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Re:If you imagine a business making surgical facemasks is wo... by icelancer on Monday April 06, 2020 @04:41AM (#22791878)
Sure it would. If he could increase his margin by 500% he wouldn't need the long term contracts as much due to the massive surplus of profit he'd be able to bank while also paying his employees double time.
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Re:If you imagine a business making surgical facemasks is wo... by jayd16 on Monday April 06, 2020 @12:06PM (#22794883)
As the article lays out, it doesn't make sense to ramp up for a month when the demand will die down. The company can't compete in normal circumstances. It would make way more sense to simply gouge the 500x prices at the current capacity and wait it out.
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