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Re:FTC Sues Amazon for Illegally Maintaining Monopoly Power by mlsu on Tuesday September 26, 2023 @06:13PM (#37666474)
I know that there's the "5x rule" -- BOM cost is supposed to be 5x less than retail.

Is there such a rule for fulfillment and delivery?

Of course, 56% seems monstrously high to me, but then again, so did 5x BOM cost before I had that explained.

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Re:FTC Sues Amazon for Illegally Maintaining Monopoly Power by 22289d on Tuesday September 26, 2023 @07:05PM (#37667070)
Food cost in restaurants in similarly shocking. They operate on metrics similar to BOM. Might shock you to find out how much that $40 pizza cost in dough, sauce, cheese and toppings. (Probably just a couple bucks).
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Re:FTC Sues Amazon for Illegally Maintaining Monopoly Power by papertokyo on Tuesday September 26, 2023 @07:52PM (#37667575)
And yet a 10% profit margin in the restaurant business is considered high.
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