They make a profit of ten pence on every copy they sell.

他们每售出一本获利十便士。

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A good rule of thumb is that a broker must generate sales of ten times his salary if his employer is to make a profit.

一个很好的经验法则是，雇主要获取利润的话，其中间人必须创造10倍于自己薪水的销售额。

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One of these companies continued to make a profit digging gold until nineteen sixty-six.

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Under the Pharmaceutical Price Regulation Scheme, branded-drug companies are allowed to make a profit of up to 21 per cent on any medicines they sell to the NHS. They have a free hand to set the prices when they are introduced but, every five years, the government and the companies agree an across-the-board cut on all drugs.

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"The government of the day decided it wanted to make a profit and I am afraid you can't make a profit out of humans, " he said.

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Schwartz, senior product manager at Gateway, says manufacturers lose money on the low-end machines but can make a gross profit of 20% to 30% on the fancy ones.

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