compute-absorption

name	compute-absorption
description	Compute the service absorption rate against total fixed overhead — the survival metric. Reach for this on a fixed-ops question.

Skill: Compute absorption

A store below absorption is structurally fragile regardless of sales volume (§3 #5).

Step 1 — Total fixed-ops gross

Service + parts gross profit for the period.

Step 2 — Total fixed overhead

The store's total fixed expense to cover.

Step 3 — Compute absorption

Fixed-ops gross ÷ total fixed overhead via automotive_dealership_calc.py absorption (§3 #5).

Step 4 — Flag the position

At/above 100% the store self-covers; below is fragility (§3 #1 #5).

Output

An absorption read with the over/under-100% flag. Traverse Tree 2 in the decision-trees file.