Reply #99: I'm not so clear that that's always the case...

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... is it always possible to know what a single individual's contribution to a products value is?

Obviously a product must be sold for more than it costs if the company is to last for a long time but when you have several people involved in the production of the product and they are all required how can you even tell what an individual is worth?

I think it's possible that there may be employees that are being paid MORE than their contribution only because their contribution is not easily determined.