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M. Pickles"%12:@7,19,"Copyright (c) 1988":::MUSIC::: 0,31,15,25,150,25 1,31,15,150,50,0 2,31,15,0,50,1504=A$~"V0E5E9E5DCBA8G5FGDEF9E8A5AAD7D5CBAAGRBF7A5GF8G5E9R5"@B$~"V1R5R5A5GACBAGAFE7D5R5R5R5R5FBAGBAEF9E5FGFE7E5D9D9C9R5"DC$~"V2R5R5C5DEF7E5DC8B5ARRRRD7D7C7D5CA7B5CDCB7R5GA7C5BAFBAA9R5" A$,B$,C$:::INTRODUCTION:::"15:4,15:40 , 2540640@@15,0,"INTRODUCTION"J@15,1,""3T@2,2,"CASH TRADER is a game for upto four"3^@2,3,"players - any, all or none of which"!h@2,4,"may be the computer."3r@2,6,"Each player is initially provided with"3|@2,7,"`500.00 cash and is asked to decide"3@2,8,"whether he wishes to trade from a shop"@2,9,"or a market stall."4@2,11,"Should the player choose to trade from"4@2,12,"a shop his weekly rent will be `100.00"4@2,13,"From a stall it will only be `40.00 pw"4@2,14,"but sales volumes and profit margins"4@2,15,"tend to be higher for the shop trader."4@2,17,"The game can be set to run for 26 or"4@2,18,"52 weeks, or until one of the players"4@2,19,"has amassed assets of `10,000.00 in"2@2,20,"goods(at wholesale prices) and cash." 26203@2,0,"Rent,living expenses, bank charges and"3@2,1,"transport costs are deducted each week"@2,2,"(in advance).3@2,4,"Living expenses start at `100.00 p.w."3&@2,5,"but increase, or decrease, in line"30@2,6,"with the traders financial status. "3:@2,8,"Bank charges and Transport costs start"3D@2,9,"at `10.00 p.w. and rise in line with"3N@2,10,"increased cash flow and stock levels."4X@2,12,"Each week, each trader visits the Cash"4b@2,13,"and Carry Warehouse where he selects"4l@2,14,"his stock from the various articles on"4v@2,15,"offer. He must always pay in cash and"4@2,16,"must also take into account V.A.T. and"4@2,17,"whether any particular item is only"4@2,18,"sold by the dozen, etc. All quantities"4@2,19,"and prices refer to single units how-"4@2,20,"ever and a pocket calculator might be"-@2,21,"a useful adjunct at this stage." 26203@2,0,"Note that V.A.T. will be added to cost"3@2,1,"prices but will be assumed to be incl-"3@2,2,"uded in retail prices. A running check"3@2,3,"will be kept on each players V.A.T."3@2,4,"status and the tax will be collected,"3@2,5,"or refunded, automatically, every 13"3@2,6,"weeks.It is upto each player to ensure"3 @2,7,"that he has sufficient cash to meet"3@2,8,"this tax bill; otherwise his assets"* @2,9,"will be seized and auctioned."4*@2,11,"Each player visits the Cash and Carry"44@2,12,"in turn, selects the type and quantity"4>@2,13,"of his purchases and sets the retail"4H@2,14,"price (including VAT) for each item. "4R@2,15,"There is an optimum price above which"4\@2,16,"sales decline, rapidly,and below which"4f@2,17,"the profit margin is insufficient to")p@2,18,"to sustain business growth."4z@2,19,"All goods in a particular category are"4@2,20,"sold at the latest input retail price." 26203@2,0,"There is also a factor, that varies"3@2,1,"from week to week, that the trader"3@2,2,"finds hard to judge, which determines"3@2,3,"the sales potential of any particular"3@2,4,"item. What sells well one week might"3@2,5,"flop the next, so it pays to hold as"/@2,6,"wide a range of stock as possible."3@2,8,"HINTS:- The initial few weeks in this"3@2,9,"game, as with most infant businesses,"4@2,10,"are the most critical - especially for"4@2,11,"shopkeepers. Maintaining sufficient"4 @2,12,"income to cover costs and buy stock is"4 @2,13,"difficult,therefore correct pricing at"4 @2,14,"this stage is crucial. There is little"4$ @2,15,"room for error. Remember, VAT is added"4. @2,16,"to wholesale prices and included in"48 @2,17,"retail and your income needs to be at"4B @2,18,"least twice your outgoings, to cover"4L @2,19,"costs.Later,as your turnover increases"4V @2,20,"your profit margin should decrease or"4` @2,21,"stock will become difficult to shift. " j 26203t @2,1,"NOTE:-Saucepans are bought and sold in"3~ @2,2,"sets of three,and retail and wholesale"3 @2,3,"prices and stock numbers refer to sets"3 @2,4,"Batteries are bought singly but priced"3 @2,5,"(wholesale & retail) and sold as sets" @2,6,"of four."3 @2,8,"WARNING:-Prices below `1.00 must be", @2,9,"entered in the form 0.XX or .XX"4 @2,13,"If,having understood the instructions,"4 @2,14,"you should, in future, wish to access"4 @2,15,"the game directly you may run 'TRADER'"& @1,16," from XBAS."4 @2,19,"TO READ INTRODUCTION...........PRESS R"4 @2,20,"TO COMMENCE GAME...............PRESS G"4 @2,21,"TO END.........................PRESS E" C$~$ C$~"E" s "DEALER.XBS" C$~"R" s 1590[( C$~"G" s ::6,15:@0,10," ` $ ` $ ` $ (LOADING GAME) $ ` $ ` $ ` ":"TRADER.XBS" 2 2570< :::CLS:::.F @2,22," PRESS SPACE BAR TO CONTINUE" P C$~$Z C$}" " s 2640d 40n 03 6Ph