A new interesting study puts in a completely new light the way Apple earns its money from the sale of its products. According to this study, Apple sold 3.74 million Macs in the last fiscal quarter at an average price of $1.323 per Mac. On average, for each Mac sold, Apple earns $370, so almost 30% profit generated by the sale of each Mac. In the last fiscal quarter of HP has sold a few more computers at an average price of $650, but the profit recorded from the sale of each computer is only 8%, i.e. around $52.
Doing a simple calculation, Apple earns 7 times more money than HP from the sale of a computer, so an enormous difference. Apple had a much higher profit than HP in the last fiscal quarter and this recent study shows us where exactly the difference comes from. 30% profit on each product sold represents a very large profit that few companies can afford to take out of the sale of their own products. In conclusion, the next time you buy a Mac, you know that 30% of your money ends up in the pockets of Apple.
