Of course the orginal question was about compring
% payout to flat rate payout. So to do that get your
monthly payout as discussed above:
monthly_payout= (%payout) X (Monthly member fee) X (100 - %processing fee) / 10000
Then see how many months it takes for the total recurring payout
to equal the one time payout:
months = one_time_payout / monthly_payout
If you expect the average customer to stay with the site
for longers than the months calculated above then the
recurring will pay out more. Of course the upfront option
pays _now_ and thus has lower risks of processor trouble etc.
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