The 80/20 Rule is a basic business guideline. It says that any business will get 80% of its revenue from just 20% of its offerings or services. For example, we should expect McDonald’s to earn 80% of its revenue from just 20% of its menu items. This makes sense; almost everyone orders either a Big Mac or a Quarter-Pounder with Cheese. Really, most of the menu is revenue neutral; the only reason to even offer a lot of that stuff is to make it easier for Big Mac lovers to bring their non-Big Mac friends into the store. It’s the Big Macs that are keeping McDonald’s in the black.
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