Tariffs result in 10% laptop price hike in U.S. says Acer CEO

Re:Tariffs result in 10% laptop price hike in U.S. says Acer... by Chihuahua0633 on Tuesday February 18, 2025 @11:17AM (#43091329)

Plenty of companies sell their product with 100% margin (look at in-house brands). Maybe not laptops, but this was just an example.

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Re:Tariffs result in 10% laptop price hike in U.S. says Acer... by itishappy on Tuesday February 18, 2025 @11:23AM (#43091453)

100% margin would be $0 of production costs. Essentially impossible for physical goods.

As an example, if it costs you $100 to make a product and you can sell it for $1000, you pocket $900 of the $1000 and therefore make 90% margin.

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Re:Tariffs result in 10% laptop price hike in U.S. says Acer... by qzw on Tuesday February 18, 2025 @11:28AM (#43091571)

Yes, I think posters above are conflating margin and markup.

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Re:Tariffs result in 10% laptop price hike in U.S. says Acer... by bagels on Tuesday February 18, 2025 @11:32AM (#43091645)

Markup is not the same as margin. Inputs would have to be free for 100% margin.

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