[Trump.Deplorable]

A few drops here and few increases there and like I said, it won’t matter, an anomaly

Happy Thanksgiving!

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Yes. American Airlines saved a million dollars a year by dropping ONE olive in each dinner salad.

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Status quo
Gross income per store...........941,000.00
Corporate 15% off the top......141,150.00
Net at 25% margin.................199,962.50
Corporate net (50%).................99,981.25
Franchisee net (50%)................99,981.25
Corporate sub total per store..241,131.25
Number of stores..............................2300
Corporate grand total.......554,601,875.00

% Loss of business...............................10
Gross income per store...........846,900.00
Corporate 15% off the top......127,035.00
Net at 25% margin.................179,966.25
Corporate net (50%).................89,983.13
Franchisee net (50%)................89,983.13
Corporate sub total per store..217,018.13
Number of stores..............................2300
Corporate grand total.......499,141,687.50
Bottom line loss.................55,460,187.50

Percentages based on Chick-fail-A's franchise agreement.

Chick-fail_A asserts the average franchisee clears $100,000.00/year. All the other values are set to pretty much make that fit.

If you have better numbers, I'd be happy to drop them in the spreadsheet.

Translation: In my estimation of a modest 10% drop in sales, Ballard stands to cost them ≈$55,000,000 in lost revenue over the course of a year. Maybe he can slither out of it by blaming Trump?

Maybe not.