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Karl Marx‘s Capital Vol. 2 (Part 1/4)

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Circulation Time - Idle Time Within Production

In the entire movement of capital, we have to consider as well, circulation time. Now this is, this is time that is completely outside of production time. So let's say you make a thing, a product, then you have to ship it, and then hope that somebody will buy it somewhere. This is all circulation time in which that thing is not earning you any more money. It's not gaining value. Instead, it is actually costing you,. Because you have to pay for transport, maybe you have to paid for a the cost of storing it somewhere on a shelf. You know, your oing to be paying for lighting, heating of that place. Your going to be paying

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