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TL;DR

Best production option:

Iron in Indonesia at 0.1344 gross Gold/PP, no input material and a 60% bonus.

Best employee option:

Also Iron in Indonesia, because it is profit from Fidelity 1% and gives +4.993 gold/day at Fidelity 10%.

Gold/PP means margin per production point. For employees, the target net wage is converted into gross company cost using each country's income tax. These figures use queue prices, so they are useful signals, not guaranteed profit.

Top 3 for production

Where production looks best.

#1 Iron in Indonesia

It wins through a 60% bonus, no input material, and queue-sale revenue of 0.084 gold per unit.

• Gross Gold/PP: 0.1344

• Bonus: 60% country 30% + ethic 30%

• Buy/sell: 0.00 / 0.084

• Margin per unit: 0.084

This is the cleanest production pick. If a company must be moved, payback is estimated at 4.9 days for production, 4.9 for location, or 7.3 for both.

#2 Iron in Egypt

Same no-input Iron setup, but with a slightly lower bonus and higher Income Tax than Indonesia.

• Gross Gold/PP: 0.13104

• Bonus: 56% country 26% + ethic 30%

• Buy/sell: 0.00 / 0.084

• Margin per unit: 0.084

Good second choice if Indonesia is not your preferred option due to Alliance / Enemy. Payback is 13.3 days for production or location, and 16.9 days for both.

#3 Lead in Chile

Very close to second place thanks to a 60.5% bonus and no input material requirement.

• Gross Gold/PP: 0.130005

• Bonus: 60.5% country 31% + ethic 30%

• Buy/sell: 0.00 / 0.081

• Margin per unit: 0.081

Solid fallback if Iron price or liquidity weakens. Payback is 9.2 days for production, 9.2 for location, or 11.7 for both.

Top 3 for hiring employees

Where hiring looks best.

#1 Iron in Indonesia

It can support a competitive wage with 9% Income Tax and still keeps strong Fidelity 10% profit, it is green from Fidelity 1%.

• Income Tax: 9%

• Gross wage per PP: 0.134066

• Fidelity 10% profit: +4.992839 gold/day

• Fidelity 10% net Gold/PP: 0.008734

If moving a company: 4.9 days for production, 4.9 for location, or 7.3 for both.

#2 Concrete in Thailand

It uses input material, but the 6% Income Tax keeps gross wage per PP low and Fidelity 10% remains positive.

• Icnome Tax: 6%

• Gross wage per PP: 0.129787

• Fidelity 10% profit: +3.731605 gold/day

• Green from: Fidelity 2%

It turns green from fidelity 2%, with 0.363704 previous loss and 1.5 days to recover. If moving a company: 7.3 days for production, 7.3 for location, or 9.8 for both.

#3 Lead in Chile

Good balance between 8% Income Tax, a 60.5% bonus, and positive Fidelity 10% profit.

• Income Tax: 8%

• Gross wage per PP: 0.132609

• Fidelity 10% profit: +3.141969 gold/day

• Fidelity 10% net Gold/PP: 0.005496

It turns green from Fidelity 4%, with 1.686992 previous loss and 2.4 days to recover. If moving a company: 9.2 days for production, 9.2 for location, or 11.7 for both.

How to read this

• Prioritize high Gold/PP, specially on yuur Allied countries.

• Keep decisions separate: The best production country is not always the best hiring country.