Did you know that for every Dodge Intrepid Chrysler sells
Kellogg's has to sell 6,700 boxes of Apple Jacks to achieve an equal amount of sales at retail price?
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Okay...
I didn't know.
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YARGH!
Another quality post by the good ship Shoehorn.
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Now you do.Originally posted by boner 2.0Okay... I didn't know.
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Originally posted by Chio The PirateYARGH! Another quality post by the good ship Shoehorn.
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Originally posted by Chio The PirateYARGH! Another quality post by the good ship Shoehorn.
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Originally posted by Shoehorn
YARGH! They should call Cap'n Crunch.
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I bet there is a much higher profit margin on the Kellogs.ICQ: 2262.73945Comment
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You mean percentage wise or dollar wise? If you mean dollar wise then I have to disagree.Originally posted by Steen2
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That's a lot of cereal.
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In the end, it's hard to say.Originally posted by ShoehornYou mean percentage wise or dollar wise? If you mean dollar wise then I have to disagree.
Each test drive costs a car dealer $100. So ther's a tonne of cost in the aspect of making a sale.
It's also extremely expensive to get products in a well known food store.ICQ: 2262.73945Comment
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I knew thatComment
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Thanks for letting us know!
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YARGH ! I sell whale penises for more then that.Originally posted by rayadp05Comment
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-- very random -- very funny --
You should have added a philosophical spin to your post, though, something to liven-up the purely stats aspect -- like "I had just driven to the supermarket in my Dodge Intrepid for a box of Apple Jacks -- then, as I was paying, it hit me like a ton of bricks..."
Let's look at this another way:
The Intrepid has a curb weight of about 3,500 lbs and has a base sticker of $19,945, plus $550 destination charge -- but let's just call it $20K.
The most popular size of Apple Jacks box sold is 10.9 ounces and retails for an US average of $3.39.
That's actually 5,900 boxes of AJ for a Stratus -- but maybe you used a local price.
So, $20,000 gets you either 3,500 lbs of Stratus or 4,019 lbs of Apple Jacks.
Am I the only person surprised by how close these numbers are? It suggests that the two items are not so very different in nature, after all -- when you consider that one sells for $5.71 per pound (the Stratus), and the other for $4.98 per pound (the Apple Jacks) --
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ehhh people buy cereal weekly....Comment
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that is simply amazing 2HP , and so is the time you took to figure it out
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Did you know 6700 boxes of cereal cost less to produce than a Dodge Intrepid?Comment
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interesting info there not sure how it will help me in life but good to knowComment
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Originally posted by detoxed
Probably because the gomers at the ceral plant aren't making $50 an hour for $10 an hour work. Ever wonder why our labor jobs are going overseas? Take a look at the unions... I will step away from the rant now....
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Thanks, Jules...Originally posted by JFKthat is simply amazing 2HP , and so is the time you took to figure it out
About 4 minutes, truth be told -- I take my commitment to the quality of content on GFY very seriously.
And, since the average post here still consists of little more than "Congrats --" and "Very cool! Good luck!" -- I figure each one of mine has to make up for about 118 crappy ones.
Hard work, fer sure -- but somebody's gotta do it --
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How many boxes of apple jacks to acheive the same amount of profit though? Probably alot less.sig too bigComment
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Labor is probably not a decisive cost factor in this comparison.Originally posted by HeadPimpProbably because the gomers at the cereal plant aren't making $50 an hour for $10 an hour work. Ever wonder why our labor jobs are going overseas? Take a look at the unions... I will step away from the rant now....
Total manufacturing cost must also reasonably amortize the fixed asset value and intellectual property behind the production facilities in each case. And, I can tell you for having visited a few General Mills plants when I was a banker, they are no less high-tech than auto plants.
I wouldn't be surprised if here, again, they were closer together than one would expect.
If you are a fan of Star Trek, or at least uphold the future of technology as Roddenberry predicted it, all manufacturing is evolving towards the Replicator Model -- which is simply: RAW MATERIALS GO IN -- IN ELEMENTAL FORM (CARBON, SILICON, IRON, ETC.) -- AND WHATEVER COMES OUT THE OTHER END IS SIMPLY A MATTER OF SOFTWARE.
This, obviously would establish a commodity market for raw materials on a global scale -- and, unless your product had really exotic ingredients (like Francium) the range of per pound retail prices for most things would begin to narrow.
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Wow, very impressive.Originally posted by 2HousePlague -- very random -- very funny --
You should have added a philosophical spin to your post, though, something to liven-up the purely stats aspect -- like "I had just driven to the supermarket in my Dodge Intrepid for a box of Apple Jacks -- then, as I was paying, it hit me like a ton of bricks..."
Let's look at this another way:
The Intrepid has a curb weight of about 3,500 lbs and has a base sticker of $19,945, plus $550 destination charge -- but let's just call it $20K.
The most popular size of Apple Jacks box sold is 10.9 ounces and retails for an US average of $3.39.
That's actually 5,900 boxes of AJ for a Stratus -- but maybe you used a local price.
So, $20,000 gets you either 3,500 lbs of Stratus or 4,019 lbs of Apple Jacks.
Am I the only person surprised by how close these numbers are? It suggests that the two items are not so very different in nature, after all -- when you consider that one sells for $5.71 per pound (the Stratus), and the other for $4.98 per pound (the Apple Jacks) --
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I know exactly what you're talking about. I am originally from Michigan and grew up there, and I've seen the unions and what they do to the employer. I know exactly why cars are so expensive and why jobs are being sent overseas.Originally posted by HeadPimpProbably because the gomers at the ceral plant aren't making $50 an hour for $10 an hour work. Ever wonder why our labor jobs are going overseas? Take a look at the unions... I will step away from the rant now....
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Originally posted by Chio The Pirate
BAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA
Aye!
From what I understand, they are no longer making the Intrepid. Too bad, it was a superawesome roomy well designed car.
My brother is selling his, and I was thinking I could use it for NASCAR training on the NJ turnpike.Comment
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YARGH! Doing a fine job too.Originally posted by 2HousePlagueThanks, Jules...
About 4 minutes, truth be told -- I take my commitment to the quality of content on GFY very seriously.
And, since the average post here still consists of little more than "Congrats --" and "Very cool! Good luck!" -- I figure each one of mine has to make up for about 118 crappy ones.
Hard work, fer sure -- but somebody's gotta do it --
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