How industries work: the toolkit

1. Per store: a bubble tea shop in Singapore

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The prompt

A fictional bubble tea shop in Singapore sells 9,000 cups a month at SGD 5.50 each. Ingredients, cup and packaging cost SGD 1.60 per cup. Monthly fixed costs are rent SGD 12,000, staff SGD 14,000 and other costs SGD 3,000. Opening the shop cost SGD 150,000. Does one store make money, and how long does it take to pay back the opening cost?

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