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So the staff salary increases every week a small amount ( I think its 1.5% or something small).

BUT, the point being is that, 1.5% of $11k, is less than 1.5% of $12k - So thats something to consider. Doctor 2 will become a $20k a week doctor much sooner than Doctor 1.

Also the maths of 350 week is not quite right. It assumes that you paid nothing for your $12k salary doctor but $350k for your $11k doctor.

In reality, if an $11k doctor costs $350k to purchase, the $12k doctor will cost, lets say $300k.

That's only a difference of $50k. Even if their salaries stay at $11k and $12k respectively, that would only take 50 weeks to make up that difference. ($1k per week ) But its actually a bit less than that. You are consistently saving - Because 1.5% of the $12k doctor will always be higher than the 1.5% of the $11k doctor.
So its actually $1k per week saving plus - 0.015 * weekly difference (which will increase each week).

So yer. lets say its about 40 weeks between $12k and $11k - So its less again for $13k and $11k and then less again and again and there you go
There is also the fact that, ove a long period of time, if you only replace your staff member once every 50 weeks, thats more cost efficient than replacing a staff member every 20 weeks (have to pay staff member out so thats 2 lots of salaries for that week, and then the purchase price of new staff member).

So i hope this info helps in understanding why people pay so much for lower priced staff members :)

I just used 11 and 12k as an example. I could go and buy a much higher salary staff member (15k) for much less. The point is that there is a line you should pay for a staff member and after that line they are not worth it. Paying 2-300k for any staff member is never worth it.

well, looking at the market right now
a) Superior trainer - $16,500 salary - $338,000 bid.
b) Superior trainer - $25,000 salary, - $140k bid.
c) Superior Trainner - $33,500 salary - $1k bid.

So the difference between a and c, is about $16k salary, and $338k purchase price, which would only take 20 weeks to make up the difference. In that time, trainer a) salary is $22,200, whilst trainnee c) salary is $45k per week.

So in 20 weeks, the difference goes from about $16k to $23k per week.

Now, you may find that with some of the lower level staff, such as an advanced doctor, the purchase price difference between a $11k salary doctor and a $20k salary doctor is still only $1000, so yes, why on earth would someone bid on the $20k salary doctor. But he is only advanced level, so you don't get much, and there isnt much demand, so price is low (basic economics. low demand + High supply = low prices).

Conversely with, better staff.... Higher demand, and lower suplpy = Higher prices.

Don't get me wrong, people sitll bid more than what they should for staff... but the weekly savings are made now, rather than waiting 20 weeks to get your money back.

is it starting to make sense now?


Last edited by Coach Regan at 7/21/2014 2:41:50 AM

Yes thanks. I think we both learned something. Just to make myself clear the point I was trying to make is that there is a line you should pay for a staff member. After that line it's not worth it. No one should ever pay 2-300k for a staff member.

Nobody should pay more than 75k.

well thats true, nobody should pay more than $30 for a ticket to see the basketball, but they do. Nobody should buy a car for more than $50k, but they do. etc etc

People shouldnt pay more than $1m for an MVP trainee, but they do.

you can't change the stupidity of people.

Yes, but by posting the message I'm trying to educate the market and lower the cost of staff.
You actually can make people smarter. It's called learning. :)

I honestly think teams are not meant to have all 3 at top level when they start off. me personally I think it best to just 1 type of staff maybe later on as the arena grows. You can get all 3.

Buying one staff is a money saver as well..

Or even when they do understand English, they don't understand BB :P

No need to be confused mate, you're right, people are paying too much for staff. You should stick to your calculations.