Word: margin
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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...miners' votes in eastern and southern counties but his home counties of western Kentucky backed him solidly and the northern counties, where Flood Relief and WPA benefits had been lavished most heavily, deserted Governor Chandler. On Monday came Louisville's tabulations, and the Barkley margin climbed above...
...evaporated in the afternoon round. On the 24th green he won his first hole. On the 27th, he was 7 down. On the 29th, White Plains licked White Sulphur. Paul Runyan had won his second P. G. A. championship with a score of 8 and 7, the most decisive margin since the tournament was inaugurated...
...buying Philip Morris stock. In 1931 they had control, got into the 10? field with a cigaret called Paul Jones. But they found themselves making little from Marlboro because a 20? cigaret has only a limited sale, making less from Paul Jones because it had too small a profit margin for big earnings despite its sales of some 2,000,000,000 in 1932. Rube eyed the 15? field dominated by Camels, Lucky Strikes, Chesterfields, Old Golds. He had already tried, with dismal failure, to crack this field with a 15-center named Unis. His second try was Philip Morris...
...where Philip Morris sells one-fifth of its smokes) in imposing a 1? a package cigaret tax two months ago. Other cigaret companies could pass this on to the consumer. Philip Morris to maintain its fixed price policy must either absorb the tax or reduce its famed dealer profit margin. So far the dealer has either absorbed it or charged 16?. Philip Morris may therefore be forced to use a stunt it tried before-giving dealers one pack free with every carton they buy, thus compensating the reduced profit margin...
...packs for a quarter). Philip Morris never does and swears it never will. In some States price-maintenance laws insure this policy; in others Philip Morris relies on its good dealer relations to maintain the 15? price. This price stability assures dealers their approximate 2? per pack profit margin with Philip Morris and they tend to push it harder, give it better displays, etc. Conversely, with its prices rigid at a high level, Philip Morris has more money per cigaret to spend on tobacco and manufacture. Even so, it probably could not have gone over but for two circumstances...