> walmart has to pay 25% more for a tv to import from assembly plants in mexico (samsung, for example) > retail price 699 > walmart importation cost let's say half before distribution markups > cost about 349 > 25% on 349 > cost now 436.25 (let's just say 436) > if nominal cost past on, increase is 87 > new passed on cost is 786 oh the horror. that's assuming whole cost is passed on to preserve margin and not eaten up in some of the distributional marginal costs.  if you thought it was 25% of retail 699 then you're a dumb nigger.
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