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by fragmede 794 days ago
Or, there are just too many inputs into the system to know. Boeing didn't know how much it actually cost to make the 747, I imagine trying to figure out how much the app store costs to run, once you really get into the weeds of it, is surprisingly difficult.

If you don't know the cost to operate, then you can't calculate profit, only revenue.

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Life hack wrt Ireland: if you can't calculate profit, you can't calculate tax...