The profit made by a commercial capitalist operating a commercial activity is the return or income received from a commercial investment. Commercial profits do not arise from the sphere of circulation. In fact, labor in the sphere of commodity circulation does not produce value or surplus-value, except for productive labor such as packaging, storage and transportation. The source of commercial profit is a portion of the surplus-value created by the workers employed in industry…
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