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    Long or short TON

    Long ton is 2240
    Short ton is 2000
    Just for the heck i have been trying to figure what pays more
    Like if 2 yards each pay $250 per ton But one uses short ton and other uses Long
    my conclusion is - it appears that short ton pays .13 per pound opposed to longs .11
    AND 500 lb goes into 2240 4.48 * .11 =.50
    And 500 lb goes into 2000 4 * .13 =.50

    seems that yards can work numbers in their favor - I am lost



    By me to day
    one yard pays 240 @ long
    and another 260 @ short

    Who really is paying better ?
    I need a concise formula for a conclusion
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    if I am paid $240 at the long yard it looks like .9 cents
    $260 at short yard is .7
    Last edited by Copper Head; 06-26-2012 at 06:03 AM.

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