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# Common Annual Profits of Manufacturing Stock
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## Definition
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The typical rate of return expected by those who invest capital in manufacturing enterprises, usually expressed as a percentage of the capital employed. This represents the standard profit margin in a given economic context.
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## Source Chapter
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Book I, Chapter 6
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## Context
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Used by Smith to illustrate how profits relate to the amount of capital employed rather than to the labour of supervision. He provides a detailed example comparing two different manufacturing operations to demonstrate this principle.
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## Economic Domain
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Distribution
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