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Shoehorn! · 05-14-2005, 08:41 PM

Kellogg's has to sell 6,700 boxes of Apple Jacks to achieve an equal amount of sales at retail price?

boner 2.0 · 05-14-2005, 08:42 PM

Okay...

I didn't know.

Chio The Pirate · 05-14-2005, 08:42 PM

YARGH!

Another quality post by the good ship Shoehorn.

Shoehorn! · 05-14-2005, 08:42 PM

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Originally Posted by boner 2.0

Okay...

I didn't know.

Now you do.

Shoehorn! · 05-14-2005, 08:42 PM

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Originally Posted by Chio The Pirate

YARGH!

Another quality post by the good ship Shoehorn.

XxXotic · 05-14-2005, 08:54 PM

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Originally Posted by Chio The Pirate

YARGH!

Another quality post by the good ship Shoehorn.

Chio The Pirate · 05-14-2005, 08:55 PM

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Originally Posted by Shoehorn

Kellogg's has to sell 6,700 boxes of Apple Jacks to achieve an equal amount of sales at retail price?

YARGH! They should call Cap'n Crunch.

Steen2 · 05-14-2005, 08:56 PM

I bet there is a much higher profit margin on the Kellogs.

Shoehorn! · 05-14-2005, 08:59 PM

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Originally Posted by Steen2

I bet there is a much higher profit margin on the Kellogs.

You mean percentage wise or dollar wise? If you mean dollar wise then I have to disagree.

bluedevil · 05-14-2005, 09:01 PM

percentage wise probably right?

WiredGuy · 05-14-2005, 09:09 PM

That's a lot of cereal.
WG

Steen2 · 05-14-2005, 09:11 PM

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Originally Posted by Shoehorn

You mean percentage wise or dollar wise? If you mean dollar wise then I have to disagree.

In the end, it's hard to say.

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.

lucomm · 05-14-2005, 09:31 PM

I knew that

Furious_Female · 05-14-2005, 09:38 PM

Thanks for letting us know!

Doctor Dre · 05-14-2005, 09:43 PM

YARGH ! I sell whale penises for more then that.

2HousePlague · 05-14-2005, 09:47 PM

-- 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) --

j-

wedouglas · 05-14-2005, 09:47 PM

ehhh people buy cereal weekly....

gecko · 05-14-2005, 09:48 PM

Alrighty then

JFK · 05-14-2005, 09:49 PM

that is simply amazing 2HP , and so is the time you took to figure it out

detoxed · 05-14-2005, 09:51 PM

Did you know 6700 boxes of cereal cost less to produce than a Dodge Intrepid?

xclusive · 05-14-2005, 09:52 PM

interesting info there not sure how it will help me in life but good to know

Vitasoy · 05-14-2005, 10:06 PM

We go through quite a few cereal boxes a week.

HeadPimp · 05-14-2005, 10:11 PM

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Originally Posted by detoxed

Did you know 6700 boxes of cereal cost less to produce than a Dodge Intrepid?

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....

2HousePlague · 05-14-2005, 10:14 PM

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Originally Posted by JFK

that is simply amazing 2HP , and so is the time you took to figure it out

Thanks, 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 --

j-

Snake Doctor · 05-14-2005, 10:15 PM

How many boxes of apple jacks to acheive the same amount of profit though? Probably alot less.

2HousePlague · 05-14-2005, 10:25 PM

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Originally Posted by HeadPimp

Probably 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....

Labor is probably not a decisive cost factor in this comparison.

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.

j-

Shoehorn! · 05-15-2005, 12:31 AM

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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) --

j-

Wow, very impressive.

Shoehorn! · 05-15-2005, 12:33 AM

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Originally Posted by HeadPimp

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....

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.

VirtuMike · 05-15-2005, 02:04 PM

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Originally Posted by Chio The Pirate

YARGH! They should call Cap'n Crunch.

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.

Chio The Pirate · 05-15-2005, 02:46 PM

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Originally Posted by 2HousePlague

Thanks, 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 --

j-

YARGH! Doing a fine job too.

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2HousePlague CURATOR Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: the attic Posts: 14,572	-- 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) -- j- __________________ tada!

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