Will you have taken a wage out of that? (the use of Future Perfect Tense)

Uncanny

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There is this dialogue from Dragons' Den S10E01:

— So what's your projected turnover?
— We're going to finish this year at £200,000. So net profit is going to be £60,000.
Will you have taken a wage out of that?
— I won't have.
— Right, OK. So you've got a company projected to make a maximum of £60,000, without you taking a wage, and you've valued the company at two million quid.

My question is: what difference would it make if we changed Will you have taken to Will you take or Have you taken? What is there that requires the use of Future Perfect Tense in this context? Why was the response 'I won't have" rather than 'I won't'?.
 

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— We're going to finish this year at £200,000. So net profit is going to be £60,000.
Will you have taken a wage out of that? Is that the profit figure after you have taken a wage?
Will you take a wage out of that? That is the profit before you take a wage? Will you take a wage?
 

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What is there that requires the use of Future Perfect Tense in this context?

It isn't required.

Why was the response 'I won't have" rather than 'I won't'?.

I won't have is the answer to Will you have taken a wage out of that?
I won't
is the answer to Will you take a wage out of that?
 

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Will you have taken a wage out of that? Is that the profit figure after you have taken a wage?
Will you take a wage out of that? That is the profit before you take a wage? Will you take a wage?
What about this one:

We're going to finish this year at £200,000. So net profit is going to be £60,000.
- Do you pay a wage out of that?
- I do.
- Right. So you've got a company projected to make a maximum of £60,000, without you taking a wage, and you've valued the company at two million quid.
 

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It's confusing. Reread it.
 

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The turnover is £200,000, two hundred thousand pounds. Where does the two million come from?
 

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What about this one:

We're going to finish this year at £200,000. So net profit is going to be £60,000.
- Do you pay a wage out of that?

No.
 
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