Quoted from wantdataeast:-You hire company A to produce 10000 widgets at $1 each
-They (Unbeknownst to you) hire company B to make them for them at 50 cents each.
-Then company B hires company C to make them at 25 cents each.
Quoted from wantdataeast:Company A has made 75cents per unit and done nothing
Maths is hard.