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Do I just need to invest in Q1 smart phones research and I can produce Q1 smart phones? Well, yesYes, that's exactly right, once your company is granted the 12 patents needed, all the smart phones you produce from then onwards will be Q1. There's no need to decide what quality you want to produce, the highest quality possible is always produced.
Does the same works work for Q2? Not entirely. . You do need to invest research points to achieve Q2, but you also need all your input resources to be at least Q1. The rules rule is simple: The manufactured product cannot be higher quality than the lowest quality input resource plus one.
It's actually very simple. Let's say you want to sell petrol Q3 and you already invested in the research. You will need crude oil that's at least Q2, ethanol that’s at least Q2 and power that's also Q2 minimum.
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To make Q3 fabric you will need Q2+ cotton and Q2+ power. To make Q2 Cotton you will need Q1+ water and Q1+ seeds. To make Q1 water you will need Q0+ power.
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HOW EXACTLY DOES QUALITY IMPACT RETAIL
As mentioned at the beginning, higher quality products are sold faster in retail. The higher the demand the higher the quality impact.
To learn more about how product selling speed impacts your hourly profit check out:
https://www.simcompanies.com/pages/economy-model/
Let’s take a look at retailing apples of varying quality. We assume fixed apple sourcing cost at $2.
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Conclusion: you want to be selling high quality products that are in demand. (Yes, surprising …)
RETURN ON INVESTMENT
We covered the mechanics, so let's answer the most obvious questions. Should I invest in research, and when should I do so.
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It makes sense to invest in research once your company gets larger (reaches about $1,300,000 in company value or 3,000 employees). The larger your company, the more sense high quality products make. Having a strong CTO on retainer is worth it only if you are getting Q3 research or higher.
by Patrik Beck
Special Thanks: The Traveller, for confirming Aerospace Research patent value after the November 2020, Aerospace Nerf.
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