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Tuesday, June 10, 2008

Smart or Dump

Here is an analogy...

A roti canai which is mixed, rolled, fried and packed in United States, and exported to Malaysia, is being sold to the consumer with the price of RM2.70 per piece.

Another roti canai which is mixed, rolled, fried and packed nicely in United Arab Emirates, and is exported to Malaysia, is being sold to the consumer with the price of RM2.70 per piece.

And... there is a roti canai which is mixed, rolled, fried and packed nicely in Kedai Mamak sebelah rumah, also being sold to the consumer with the price of RM2.70 per piece.

Let's us assume, roti canai = fuel

There are a few queries:
(1) How much kedai mamak earns?
(2) Why kedai mamak can't reduce the price of roti canai if in fact they have saved the cost of transportation/exportation?

Kedai mamak has exported their roti canai to UK and Canada but eventually having problem of shortage of roti canai to be sold to local people. Thus, they have imported a few tonnes of roti canai to overcome the shortage but with higher price compared to the local's.

One more question, does kedai mamak smart, or Malaysian, are we dumped?

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