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Originally posted by TayGod
That means, of the 1,208,000 units or Red sold; 861,000 were from Target and iTunes.
347,000 must have come from other stores. This represents 347,000 / 1,208,000 = 28.7%.
For Red:
iTunes = 38.5%
Target = 32.8%
Other = 28.7 %
if 28.7 % of the total sales of 1989 have not been considered yet in the projections, then you have:
Total sales = 600,000 + 410,000 + Other sales
But other sales = 28.7% of Total Sales so:
Total sales = 600,000 + 410,000 + 28.7% x Total sales
Total sales - 28.7% x Total sales = 1,010,000
71.3% x Total sales = 1,010,000
Total sales = 1,416,550 units
Sorry! Don't mind the algebra, but based on Reds statistics and the fact that Other sales besides Target and iTune sales were 28.7%, then, if the same ratios or percentages hold up, 1989 could sell 1.4 million copies. The only problem that may exist is if other markets have drastically declined in comparison to Target and itunes.
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