Interest and Profit weirdness
Posted: Mon Sep 24, 2012 11:35 am
What I noticed in some recent game is that interest does not seem to get deducted from the profit amount in the bottom of the screen.
For example: let's say your company displays a profit of 5 mil in the bottom of the screen, but we you also have a loan resulting in an annual interest of 9 mil. You will notice your cash amount will decline over time, even though we should see it rise. This due to the fact the interest does not get calculated for the profit in the bottom of the screen. So you might think you are running a "healthy" company, even though you are heading for bankruptcy.
Is this an oversight, or is this intended because interest is considered a "special" typ of cost in some way?
For example: let's say your company displays a profit of 5 mil in the bottom of the screen, but we you also have a loan resulting in an annual interest of 9 mil. You will notice your cash amount will decline over time, even though we should see it rise. This due to the fact the interest does not get calculated for the profit in the bottom of the screen. So you might think you are running a "healthy" company, even though you are heading for bankruptcy.
Is this an oversight, or is this intended because interest is considered a "special" typ of cost in some way?