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I think it's more profitable to open it. Here's the EPA calculation.

Choose <a href="/wiki/Pay_for_cargo_in_Surface_money" title="Pay for cargo in Surface money">Pay for cargo in Surface money</a> and assume <a href="/wiki/Fistful_of_Surface_Currency" title="Fistful of Surface Currency"><img alt="" src="/w/images/thumb/2/2a/Currency3_silver.png/20px-Currency3_silver.png" decoding="async" loading="lazy" width="20" height="26" srcset="/w/images/thumb/2/2a/Currency3_silver.png/30px-Currency3_silver.png 1.5x, /w/images/thumb/2/2a/Currency3_silver.png/40px-Currency3_silver.png 2x" /></a> is at value. Neglect <a href="/wiki/Connected:_The_Widow" title="Connected: The Widow"><img alt="" src="/w/images/thumb/1/1e/Widow.png/20px-Widow.png" decoding="async" loading="lazy" width="20" height="26" srcset="/w/images/thumb/1/1e/Widow.png/30px-Widow.png 1.5x, /w/images/thumb/1/1e/Widow.png/40px-Widow.png 2x" /></a>. Conbine with <a href="/wiki/Money-Making/Lategame#Rat_Market" title="Money-Making/Lategame">Rat Market</a> and <a href="/wiki/Money-Making/Lategame#Crackling_Trade" title="Money-Making/Lategame">Crackling Trade</a> and assume normal EPA is 6. Use 3 <a href="/wiki/Menaces_(Guide)#Menace_Equipment" title="Menaces (Guide)">Menace Equipments</a> and assume 1 CP <a href="/wiki/Wounds" title="Wounds"><img alt="" src="/w/images/thumb/4/4e/Sidebarwounds.png/20px-Sidebarwounds.png" decoding="async" loading="lazy" width="20" height="26" srcset="/w/images/thumb/4/4e/Sidebarwounds.png/30px-Sidebarwounds.png 1.5x, /w/images/thumb/4/4e/Sidebarwounds.png/40px-Sidebarwounds.png 2x" /></a> is 1 <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1245547">html[data-flw-theme="dark"] .mw-parser-output .flw-echo{filter:invert(70%)sepia(4%)saturate(1224%)hue-rotate(1deg)brightness(102%)contrast(89%)}html[data-flw-theme="light"] .mw-parser-output .flw-echo{filter:invert(3%)sepia(5%)saturate(6260%)hue-rotate(351deg)brightness(96%)contrast(99%)}.mw-parser-output .flw-echo{vertical-align:-8%;margin:0 -6px}</style><a href="/wiki/Penny" title="Penny"><img alt="E" src="/w/images/6/68/Icon-echo-black.svg" width="23" height="15" class="flw-echo" /></a> lost. Assume <a href="/wiki/Human_Arm" title="Human Arm"><img alt="" src="/w/images/thumb/6/6a/Arm.png/20px-Arm.png" decoding="async" loading="lazy" width="20" height="26" srcset="/w/images/thumb/6/6a/Arm.png/30px-Arm.png 1.5x, /w/images/thumb/6/6a/Arm.png/40px-Arm.png 2x" /></a> is of no value. Choose <a href="/wiki/Engage_in_a_bit_of_smuggling" title="Engage in a bit of smuggling">Engage in a bit of smuggling</a>.

  • Deliver the crate to the Widow
<img src="https://en.wikipedia.org/api/rest_v1/media/math/render/svg/5fe08ebafa265fa1aecdb03dade0e2310d3f3c6e" class="mwe-math-fallback-image-inline" aria-hidden="true" style="vertical-align: -1.838ex; width:35.191ex; height:5.176ex;" alt="{\displaystyle {\frac {12.5+15*0.5-170*0.03}{2}}=7.45}"/>
  • Crack open a crate
<img src="https://en.wikipedia.org/api/rest_v1/media/math/render/svg/d8abfddc2d332d231437d88cc3c2b07a0d69a01e" class="mwe-math-fallback-image-inline" aria-hidden="true" style="vertical-align: -1.838ex; width:73.351ex; height:7.009ex;" alt="{\displaystyle {\frac {{\frac {-1.31+0.508+0+(0.508*30-6)+12.5*6.5+(85-6)/5*3+(85-6)*125/130}{10}}-170*0.03}{2}}=8.10}"/>

Let me know if thers's anything wrong.