Since you can't sell a fraction of a widget, the company must sell 167 widgets.

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Title: The Power of the Whole Widget: Why Companies Must Sell Entire Units (Not Fractional Part-Widgets) In the world of product-based businesses, a common challenge is that companies often cannot sell fractional quantities of their core product—like selling only 167 widgets when demand could theoretically support a fraction. But while partial sales might seem tempting to fill gaps, the economic and operational reality demands something more: selling the whole widget. Whether it’s due to packaging, usage standardization, software licensing, or consumer behavior, most industries operate on whole units. This principle holds true across manufacturing, software, entertainment, and consumer goods. ### Why Can’t You Sell a Fraction of a Widget? At first glance, selling a fraction of a widget may seem like a smart strategy to capture missed demand. For businesses, especially those with fixed packaging, production cycles, or digital delivery models, discrete reductions below a whole unit can create complexity. For instance: