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stueylikesit t1_iw99k1l wrote

Reply to comment by acidx0013 in [OC] Union Pacific is the 2nd largest freight railroad company - breaking down how it makes money by giteam

What's a good company's wage to profit ratio?

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acidx0013 t1_iw99vki wrote

I guess it depends on if you own the company or work for the company.

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stueylikesit t1_iw9a8us wrote

Let's say we work for the company

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acidx0013 t1_iw9d83w wrote

Then I imagine you would want them to hit the equilibrium point of paying you just enough to keep from bankrupting the company and allowing for expansion and taking care of any debt service. But you would want that number to be as high as possible. If you owned the company I imagine that the same is true but with that number being as low as possible. Or at least that seems to be the mode. What do I know.

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