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My understanding was that net profit is what the company keeps after paying its operating costs/overhead and paying returns on investment. So then are investment returns actually considered part of the net profit and not subtracted before the net profit is calculated? Anyhow, the interesting thing is that the "net profit" in this example (which represents investor demand in dollar figures) increases linearly and in a direct corelation to the unit cost, rather than increasing exponentially. So the real test of how "greedy" they are being (or are not being) falls to comparing the rise in net profit against the rise in unit cost. ::shrug:: While I have my doubts about how fair or not the oil industry is playing, I find that there are much more urgent financial concerns that our county/society needs to address. I have strong objections to the fiscal approach that many individuals and corporations, including our government, tend to take. Right now, our economy (and the global economy as well) is in a very dangerous position, but relatively few people (or at least, those with the power to do something about it) seem to recognize this. There are bigger fish to fry right now than the oil industry.
"The two seater is being joined in a few weeks by a larger two-plus-two model with a rear seat for munchkins." ~Jim Mateja, Chicago Tribune, in regards to the Z32.
Andrew Janeshek // jnshk@aol.com // 1992 NA 2+2 [Stage 2-ish]
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