Formulas?

[lucks]

This might go into the strategy section, but im requesting insideknowledge about the gamers inner working =)
If i get the infos, i will compile some excelsheets for the strategy section.

Im interessted in the calculations the game does. I remember some of them being in the capII manual.
1)OverallRating used to to be

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OR=(Defaultprice-Price)*PC/Defaultprice + QR*QC/60 + BR*BC/60
where Defaultprice (aka Spending) was a fixed Price for each Product
PC=PriceConcern
QR=QualityRating
QC=QualityConcern
BR=BrandRating
BC=BrandConcern

When i try to adjust this with Realwagerate (rwr) i dont hit the same numbers as the game gives my products (or the local competition).
It also seems like rwr influences PC.

2)And i have trouble predicting Demand. I know it is influenced by Population, DemandIndex of Product, NessessiatyIndex and RWR.
My guess is they are all multiplied and another factor is added wich relates to GDP, EconomicState and/or unemploymentrate or it might just be a fixed number (0.2).

3) How does "obsolete" influence the Tobaco industry?

4) What is the Process of Customers choosing their product? Most Games i maintainthe best OverallRating while getting the Lead in Brand and Quality for my main products. My Marketshare equals roughly the totaldemand for that product*(QC+BC).
I have trouble guessing what OverallRating is used for, but i also realise, that i have a hard time entering a Market if i have a low OverallRating even if i have a clear Lead in one of the Concerns.
5) This might be related. How is the speed of customeraquisition calculated?

6) I noticed that sometimes my Marketshare rises above what i would expect from my QR and BR. I attribute this to a high traffic retail store and chain store boni. How are local and global demand influenced by this when multiple stores (from multiple companies) have chainstores?

I hope i asked in an easy to understand way. I really like the math here, so i am asking for the formulas. I allready ran alot of tests and have played more then a couple of hours on pause just trying to get things to add up on my calc or in excel.
regards, luks

[azxcvbnm321]

Good questions, I would like to know more detail about those questions as well.

My personal observations are that Overall Rating is a quick way to compare your product versus the competition, taking into account price, quality, and brand. If your overall rating is below your competitor's, very few people will buy your product. Some people might still buy because there are always people who only care about price or only care about quality, but the vast majority will buy your competitor's product instead. I'm curious as to the exact numbers and how the game determines the number of these people who are insensitive to price or quality.