Examine the market basket of goods or services they purchase over a six-to-twelve-month period and then calculate the margin on each basket, keeping track of discounts and price concessions.

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After all, why pay a manager when you could economically purchase an entire market basket and get better performance?

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Our basket contains just a single representative purchase, but one that is available in 120 countries: a Big Mac hamburger.

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