However, American sales lose 10 yen (9 cents) on every dollar due to currency, but Euro makes about 27 yen (25 cents) per dollar and pound makes about 35 yen (32 cents) per dollar.
VGChartz Hardware data for the period 06th Sep 2009 to 13th Mar 2010:
| Console | PS3 |
|
Japan
|
1,395,382
|
VGChartz Hardware data for the period 06th Sep 2009 to 13th Mar 2010:
| Console | PS3 |
|
UK
|
770,801
|
Total: 770,801 @+32 cents per dollar
VGChartz Hardware data for the period 06th Sep 2009 to 13th Mar 2010:
| Console | PS3 |
|
France
|
712,889
|
|
Germany
|
607,961
|
|
Italy
|
362,065
|
|
Scandinavia
|
192,121
|
|
Other Europe
|
406,111
|
Total: 2,281,147 @+22 cents per dollar
VGChartz Hardware data for the period 06th Sep 2009 to 13th Mar 2010:
| Console | PS3 |
|
America
|
3,903,112
|
Total:3.9m at -10cents per dollar.
3.9m x 10= 390k in currency loss
Euro=2.28m x 22 cents= 501k gain
Pound= 700k x 32 cents=224k gain
total= 330k gain.
distributed over 7m units= .047 cents per dollar gain.
for a 300$ system, that's 14$ gain for 350 it's 16.45$ gain.
Translate that back into the 36$ loss per 120g over a 2:1 ratio and we get
14+14+16.45=44.65
minus 36$ cost per 120g
36-36-n= 72+n
@ 6 cents loss per dollar on hardware statement, we get 57$ over 2:1 sales. 57$ covers all costs, so we can subtract everything else and find the gain.
57$-36-36-n-44.65=-59.65-n
obviously this points out that the 36$ number is incorrect, because profit is spilling over into the 120g. So, throw that all out.
57$ loss on a 2:1 ratio. facoring in .047 cents per dollar currency gain= 12.35$ loss on 2:1 ratio sales. For 250g to be losing money (.01 cents), the 120g must cost 6.17$ to make.
But this is all just fuzzy math, and not very accurate at that. I didn't factor in exactly when the 250g appeared, and generalized the 2:1 ratio. More accurately, the .047 is lower, and would become 20-30$ loss on 2:1 ratio. Which would mean 120=15$ loss 250=.01 cent loss. OR 120g=20$ loss 250g 10$ profit, which makes more sense by a 30$ profit increase differential.
