Business Plan
Liquid Bucketing: two worked examples
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These are the two examples from the official Business Plan, both calculated at the 7% rate. Volumes are in Sales Volume (SV). The figures are illustrative.
Example 1: one full bucket, one still filling
Grid volumes this cycle
| Source | Volume |
|---|---|
| Carried forward | 5,000 |
| A (Top Producer) | 50,000 |
| B | 8,000 |
| C | 6,000 |
| D | 4,000 |
| E | 3,000 |
| F | 1,500 |
| Total | 77,500 |
Step 1. Bucket size: 50,000 (A) + 5,000 (carried) = 55,000.
Step 2. Pouring:
- Bucket 1 (full, 55,000): carried 5,000 + A 50,000.
- Bucket 2 (not completed, 22,500 of 55,000): B 8,000 + C 6,000 + D 4,000 + E 3,000 + F 1,500.
Step 3. Payable volume: bucket 2 holds 22,500, so 22,500 is payable from bucket 2 and the same 22,500 from bucket 1. Payable volume = 2 × 22,500 = 45,000.
Reward: 7% × 45,000 = $3,150.
Carried over: 55,000 − 22,500 = 32,500 (the part of bucket 1 not matched).
Example 2: three buckets completed
Grid volumes this cycle
| Source | Volume |
|---|---|
| Carried forward | 1,000 |
| A (Top Producer) | 9,000 |
| B | 8,000 |
| C | 6,000 |
| D | 4,000 |
| E | 3,000 |
| F | 1,500 |
| Total | 32,500 |
Step 1. Bucket size: 9,000 (A) + 1,000 (carried) = 10,000.
Step 2. Pouring:
- Bucket 1 (full): carried 1,000 + A 9,000.
- Bucket 2 (full): B 8,000 + C 2,000.
- Bucket 3 (full): C 4,000 + D 4,000 + E 2,000.
- Bucket 4 (not completed): E 1,000 + F 1,500.
Step 3. Payable volume: 3 complete buckets × 10,000 = 30,000.
Reward: 7% × 30,000 = $2,100.
Carried over: 1,500 + 1,000 = 2,500 (the content of bucket 4).
What the two examples show
- In Example 1, one Cluster (A) holds most of the volume. The buckets are large, and only the volume matched by the rest of the Grid becomes payable.
- In Example 2, volume is spread more evenly. The buckets are smaller, more of them fill completely, and a higher share of total volume becomes payable (30,000 of 32,500).