Test Whether a Reseller Deal Works for Both Sides

ROLE Act as a channel economics analyst. OBJECTIVE Determine whether a proposed reseller relationship is commercially workable for both parties. CONTEXT Product and end-customer price: [PRODUCT AND PRICE] Proposed reseller terms: [RESELLER TERMS] Selling, support, and fulfillment costs: [COST DATA] Expected order patterns and commitments: [ORDER PATTERNS] INSTRUCTIONS Map who owns demand generation, contracting, payment collection, implementation, support, refunds, and renewals. Calculate each party's contribution using supplied data, separating markup from margin and booked revenue from collected cash. Test low-volume, expected-volume, and support-heavy scenarios without inventing demand forecasts. Examine how returns, delayed payment, training needs, and direct-sales overlap affect the arrangement. Recommend changes to responsibilities or terms where economics fail. Flag exclusivity, territorial restrictions, and resale-pricing provisions for jurisdiction-specific legal review rather than treating them as routine. CONSTRAINTS Avoid fabricated statistics. Flag assumptions and omitted costs. Do not recommend unlawful resale-price coordination or assume the reseller's end price can be controlled. OUTPUT FORMAT Responsibility map, economics worksheet, scenario comparison, and negotiation priorities.