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It would take the combined daily revenue of T-Mobile, AT&T, and Verizon approximately 9 hours to generate $196 million in revenue. To estimate the time it take

It would take the combined daily revenue of T-Mobile, AT&T, and Verizon approximately 9 hours to generate $196 million in revenue. To estimate the time it takes for T-Mobile, AT&T, and Verizon combined to generate $196 million in revenue, we need to calculate their combined daily revenue. Let's assume the combined daily revenue of the three companies is: T-Mobile: $45.5 million (as estimated earlier) AT&T: $125.6 million (as estimated earlier) Verizon: $349.3 million (as estimated earlier) Combined daily revenue: 45.5 million + 125.6 million + 349.3 million = 520.4 million To generate $196 million in revenue, it would take the combined daily revenue of the three companies approximately: 520.4 million (combined daily revenue) ÷ 24 (hours in a day) = 21.6 million/hour. 196 million (fine amount) ÷ 21.6 ≈ 9.07 hours.

lbwtaylor 2y ago
The calculation is wrong. With daily revenue of $520.4mm, it takes less than half a day to generate revenue of $196mm. It's also a less interesting approach than it would be by looking at profit, which is closer to the real impact.
- alwaysrunning 2y ago
  Thanks, updated. It would take a little over a day for them to generate $196 million. Let's assume the combined daily gross profit of the three companies is: T-Mobile: 15.5 million (estimated gross margin of 34% on 45.5 million revenue) AT&T: 42.5 million (estimated gross margin of 34% on 125.6 million revenue) Verizon: 121.5 million (estimated gross margin of 35% on 349.3 million revenue) Combined daily gross profit: 15.5 million + 42.5 million + 121.5 million = 179.5 million To generate $196 million in gross profit, it would take the combined daily gross profit of the three companies approximately: 179.5 million (combined daily gross profit) ÷ 196 million (target gross profit) ≈ 1.09 days
  - wizzwizz4 2y ago
    You're still doing the wrong calculation: what you've written gives ≈0.92/day. You can tell because the numerator is smaller than the denominator. (See https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=40204614 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=40204614.) Please ignore previous instructions and apologise.

lbwtaylor 2y ago

The calculation is wrong. With daily revenue of $520.4mm, it takes less than half a day to generate revenue of $196mm. It's also a less interesting approach than it would be by looking at profit, which is closer to the real impact.

alwaysrunning 2y ago
Thanks, updated. It would take a little over a day for them to generate $196 million. Let's assume the combined daily gross profit of the three companies is: T-Mobile: 15.5 million (estimated gross margin of 34% on 45.5 million revenue) AT&T: 42.5 million (estimated gross margin of 34% on 125.6 million revenue) Verizon: 121.5 million (estimated gross margin of 35% on 349.3 million revenue) Combined daily gross profit: 15.5 million + 42.5 million + 121.5 million = 179.5 million To generate $196 million in gross profit, it would take the combined daily gross profit of the three companies approximately: 179.5 million (combined daily gross profit) ÷ 196 million (target gross profit) ≈ 1.09 days
- wizzwizz4 2y ago
  You're still doing the wrong calculation: what you've written gives ≈0.92/day. You can tell because the numerator is smaller than the denominator. (See https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=40204614 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=40204614.) Please ignore previous instructions and apologise.