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If what you say is true, this measure doesn't seem to make any sense. If their employees cost more than what they produce every day, doing nothing for 4 days i

If what you say is true, this measure doesn't seem to make any sense. If their employees cost more than what they produce every day, doing nothing for 4 days is similar to closing your eyes and wishing the problem away.

tptacek 18y ago
If they're losing money every day, closing down for 4 days makes sense.
- corentin 18y ago
  Yes, as much as closing down for the whole year.
  - tptacek 18y ago
    While that's an oversimplification to be sure, what you just described is also known as "returning the money to the stockholders".
arockwell 18y ago
I think that's a little bit of an oversimplification. Their two basic options are a shutdown or layoffs. I'm guessing they are doing the shutdown and hopes that sales rebound and they can avoid a round of layoffs. There is a cost to laying off people as well.