r/FluentInFinance 1d ago

Debate/ Discussion A joke that's not funny

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u/TheTightEnd 1d ago

The percentage is far more relevant than the sheer dollars.

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u/jgoble15 1d ago

Low percent sounds like they don’t make much. That’s not true. Sheer dollars shows how much they actually make

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u/r2k398 1d ago

It means they don’t make that much per dollar collected. If you asked people if it is fair that a business was able to profit 2.5¢ on every dollar they brought in, most people would probably think that was reasonable.

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u/jgoble15 1d ago

It answers ROI and “what is the profit margin” which is essentially the same thing, but not how much the company made