A capitalist remains wealthy by extorting the surplus value of labor power out of its workers. They remain wealthy this way because we are only supposed to work 4 hours in a day, but those 4 of labor time are not profitable for a enterprise. Therefore, we work beyond our labor time which is usually 8 hours, in order for the enterprise to turn a profit. The formula M-C-M’ is the general formula of capital, it stands for Money-Commodity-Money (at the end of the transaction). This formula indicates when a capitalist is using money for a commodity expecting to get a profit out of it. The value of a commodity is determined by the amount of social labor inherent in it. The capitalist turns a profit by using excessive labor power in order to produce a good.