Imagine you and three friends decide to throw a pizza party. You all chip in some money to buy the ingredients like dough, cheese, and pepperoni. You spend all afternoon tossing dough, baking pies, and selling slices to the neighbors.

At the end of the day, after you have paid for the ingredients and maybe a little gas money for the delivery driver, you have a pile of cash left on the table. That cash is your profit.

Now here is the big question. How much of that cash actually belongs to you?

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