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Originally Posted by red-beard
I doubt that the cost would be much more than 30-50% higher. But, 30-50% higher on top of the premium prices would certainly kill some sales. $800 for an iPhone is bad enough, but imagine $1000-1200 for one made in the US? And they would not generate more profit!
I would love to see thre breakdown in the costs of the iPhone and similar products. It would be also great to breakdown each area by $, time and where the work is done.
Design/Engineering/Product Development
Material costs
Assembly
Transportation
Taxes
Sales
Customer Service
Warranty
Etc.
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My understanding is that Apple has one of the highest markups in all of retail. I'd be willing to bet that they would be capable of shifting manufacturing onshore, keeping the price the same, and still be profitable, albeit less profitable.