• SirToxicAvenger
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    1 year ago

    cant the factory owners just cut production by 56% to break even?

    • eric@lemmy.world
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      1 year ago

      Assuming you’re not joking, that would not work to break even. It would decrease their output and therefore the amount they can charge their clients, so they would have less income to pay their workers. They most probable way that they’ll try to break even is to push their workers for higher output to offset the higher labor costs.