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|Amazon.com, Inc.
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|<ref>{{Web citation|author=Amazon.com, Inc.|title=AMZN-2023.03.31|date=2023-03-31|url=https://s2.q4cdn.com/299287126/files/doc_financials/2023/q1/Q1-2023-Amazon-Earnings-Release.pdf}}</ref>
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|<ref>{{Web citation|author=Alphabet Inc.|title=GOOG 10-Q Q1 2023|url=https://abc.xyz/investor/static/pdf/20230426_alphabet_10Q.pdf?cache=252acfb}}</ref>
|<ref>{{Web citation|author=Alphabet Inc.|title=GOOG 10-Q Q1 2023|url=https://abc.xyz/investor/static/pdf/20230426_alphabet_10Q.pdf?cache=252acfb}}</ref>
|2023
|2023
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|Walmart Inc.
|19 %
|<ref>{{Web citation|author=Walmart Inc.|title=Earnings Release (FY23 Q4)|url=https://s201.q4cdn.com/262069030/files/doc_financials/2023/q4/Earnings-Release-(FY23-Q4)-(final).pdf}}</ref>
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|China National Petroleum Corporation
|1 - 3 %
|<ref>{{Web citation|author=China National Petroleum Corporation|title=2021 Financial Statements|url=http://www.cnpc.com.cn/en/2021enbvfgrme/202208/9807a84adffc4f688b7b5ba82c18ed96/files/4ece1effd65246e3ae28ba1fb800bded.pdf}}</ref>
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[[Category:Marxist economics]]
[[Category:Marxist economics]]

Latest revision as of 17:30, 8 May 2023

Rate of Exploitation (aka Rate of Surplus Value) is the relation of surplus value to variable capital. The higher the surplus value is, relative to the variable capital spent, the higher the rate of exploitation becomes. Put another way, Surplus value/Variable capital = Rate of Exploitation.

Company Rate of explaitation (lower bound) Sources Year
Apple Inc. 177 % [1] 2023
Amazon.com, Inc. 10 % [2] 2023
Microsoft Corp 139 % [3] 2022
Alphabet Inc. 82 % [4] 2023
Walmart Inc. 19 % [5] 2022
China National Petroleum Corporation 1 - 3 % [6] 2021
  1. Apple Inc. (2023-04-01). "10-Q Q2 2023"
  2. Amazon.com, Inc. (2023-03-31). "AMZN-2023.03.31"
  3. Microsoft Corp. "Microsoft 2022 Annua Report"
  4. Alphabet Inc.. "GOOG 10-Q Q1 2023"
  5. Walmart Inc.. "Earnings Release (FY23 Q4)"
  6. China National Petroleum Corporation. "2021 Financial Statements"