what is meant by"per unit"?

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0In the past year,entrepreneurs, many of them based in Russia, have begun to create criminal hacking enterprises aimed not at stealing but at providing services to help others steal. Business has quickly taken off. Per unit of risk-01del00of apprehension, prosecution,and incarceration02del00-enabling online crime pays better than perpetrating it directly.02br02br00what is meant by"per unit"?  0-

Mister Micawber · Accepted Answer

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00It is a little odd here, but 01i00per unit = for each unit/piece02i00. The sentence is saying that online crime is less risky / has fewer risks than physical crime.0-

Avangi · Answer

0It's just an organized way of measuring or comparing the risk (exposure) to the rewards. Joe's car is traveling at 60 miles per hour and Sam's car is traveling at 70 miles per hour. For every hour Joe travels, he covers 60 miles. For every hour Sam travels, he covers 70 miles. 02br
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01i01u00On average02u02i00, every time a criminal exposes himself to danger, he makes $2000. 01i01u00On average02u02i00, every time a "criminal's services operator" exposes himself to danger, he makes $3000. The second guy makes more per unit of risk.02br
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00The article is a little ambiguous about who the criminals are. The hacking services are surely a criminal enterprise, and the users of the services may or may not be operating on the internet as well. But those offering the services would presumably be paid by the criminals who use the service, so the pay-to-risk ratio is more favorable to the service providers.0-

Cedric2008 · Answer

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00Mister Micawber,Avangi, thank you very much,especilly for the much detailed example by Avangi. I02br
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