What businesses are the most profitable?

Question

(theoretical) Example : you could buy bananas at 1 and sell them for 25. Or you could buy pencils for 1 and sell them only for 2. Or buy cheese for 1 ad sell it for 50. What items allow for the greatest profit from the time they are bought from a factory up to the end user? Please elaborate

Answer 1

drugs, oil, and arms

Answer 2

It seems to me that self-served businesses profit the most. If you owned a car wash then everyone would use it and the upkeep would be minimal. Better yet, I knew a man who owned several small plots of land along a major highway. He built billboards on each plot and leased the billboards. He would pay to have the billboards fixed the way the customer wanted then and then the customer would pay anywhere from $2,000 a month to $10,000 a month, depending on location and type of billboard needed. He simply sat back and let the money come to him. He was a millionaire and when he died his children and grandchildren were well taken care of.

Answer 3

In terms of markup from variable manufacturing cost to end-user pricing, a few come to mind:

Timeshare: 500% markup.
Auto Repair Parts: 1400% markup.
Marine Engine Parts: 2500% markup.
Liquor: 4000% markup.
Weapons: 5000% markup (Conventional only)

These are approximate averages, based on past consulting engagements, and specific component markups vary greatly, based on patents and regulatory forces.

Answer 4

Banking and Investments - Use other people's money to make money.

Answer 5

casino gambling