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[[Wikipedia:Marginal cost|Marginal opportunity cost]] for [[resources|goods]] production starts at 3 [[gold]] and multiplies by 4 when you use '''Helping Hands'''. Take this into consideration before boosting your production. |
[[Wikipedia:Marginal cost|Marginal opportunity cost]] for [[resources|goods]] production starts at 3 [[gold]] and multiplies by 4 when you use '''Helping Hands'''. Take this into consideration before boosting your production. |
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− | For example, suppose that you have a [[Quarry]] Level 20 and 542 workers working in it (which is the maximum of workers you can put to work without '''Helping Hands'''), and suppose you have a [[Stonemason]] Level 5 in your [[town]] (which means 10% more [[marble]] production). The production will be <math>542 |
+ | For example, suppose that you have a [[Quarry]] Level 20 and 542 workers working in it (which is the maximum of workers you can put to work without '''Helping Hands'''), and suppose you have a [[Stonemason]] Level 5 in your [[town]] (which means 10% more [[marble]] production). The production will be <math>542+542\times10\%=596.2</math> {{marble}} per hour. If you put those workers to produce [[gold]] rather than [[marble]], they will produce <math>542\times3=1,626</math> [[gold]] per hour. This means that [[marble]] production has an ''opportunity cost'' of <math>1,626/596.2\approx2.73</math> [[gold]] per unit. However, if you put one more, ''unskilled'', worker, he will produce just <math>0.25+0.25\times10\%=0.275</math> [[marble]] per hour, which has an opportunity cost of <math>3/0.275\approx10.91</math> [[gold]] per unit, which means it's better to put those workers to make money and save it to buy the [[good]]s rather than produce them, unless you need them fast. |
We can do the same calculation for other levels of [[Buildings#Production Buildings|buildings that increase resource production]]: __NOWYSIWYG__ |
We can do the same calculation for other levels of [[Buildings#Production Buildings|buildings that increase resource production]]: __NOWYSIWYG__ |
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Description
If our citizens help out a little underground instead of tanning themselves on the beach, we'll get more raw materials and they'll get less sunburn. There's always a need for help down the mines, saw mills and vineyards.
Effects
Allows: Overloading of resources.
- You can assign up to 50% extra manpower to work, but each worker, being unskilled, is only 25% as effective. In total you can boost resource production by 12.5%.
Analysis
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Marginal opportunity cost for goods production starts at 3 gold and multiplies by 4 when you use Helping Hands. Take this into consideration before boosting your production.
For example, suppose that you have a Quarry Level 20 and 542 workers working in it (which is the maximum of workers you can put to work without Helping Hands), and suppose you have a Stonemason Level 5 in your town (which means 10% more marble production). The production will be per hour. If you put those workers to produce gold rather than marble, they will produce gold per hour. This means that marble production has an opportunity cost of gold per unit. However, if you put one more, unskilled, worker, he will produce just marble per hour, which has an opportunity cost of gold per unit, which means it's better to put those workers to make money and save it to buy the goods rather than produce them, unless you need them fast.
We can do the same calculation for other levels of buildings that increase resource production:
Level of production building |
Cost of production by unskilled worker |
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- | 12 |
1 | 11.8 |
2 | 11.5 |
3 | 11.3 |
4 | 11.1 |
5 | 10.9 |
6 | 10.7 |
7 | 10.5 |
8 | 10.3 |
9 | 10.1 |
10 | 10 |
11 | 9.8 |
12 | 9.7 |
13 | 9.5 |
14 | 9.3 |
15 | 9.2 |
16 | 9.1 |
17 | 8.9 |
18 | 8.8 |
19 | 8.7 |
20 | 8.6 |
21 | 8.5 |
22 | 8.3 |
23 | 8.2 |
24 | 8.1 |
25 | 8 |
26 | 7.9 |
27 | 7.8 |
28 | 7.7 |
29 | 7.6 |
30 | 7.5 |
31 | 7.4 |
32 | 7.3 |
Conclusion
Do not use helping hands if you can buy goods at less than 11 or 12 gold and you are not in a hurry: it's better to save that gold to buy the goods rather than produce them.
Total Score
- All Researches give you 0.02 Scientists points for every 1 spent on any research. This is added to your Total score points.
- This means that you will earn 1 Scientists point for every 50 you spend.
Other Economy researches
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