At 10:15 AM 12/10/96 -0800, you wrote:
>>        My question is what is the proper amount of MONEY for a device
such as
>> this?  Or any device?  Being new not to engineering but to the business
>> side of things I'm really in need some comments or thoughts. Do you charge
>> by hour or project?  Or importance?  Any "rough figures" would be
>> appreciated.
>
>The proper amount of money is "cost of parts + cost of assembly + cost of
>overhead + amortized development cost+profit". There are two numbers you
really
>need to know before you can accurately price your product, how many
>per year you expect to sell, and how many total you expect to sell.
>

        My first post was not to clear.  'I' don't want to start a business!
(yet). I just want to know a price For DEVOLOPMENT of a device (Schematics,
prototype, and board layout).   There has got to be a somewhat round figure
for the engineering skills to build projects for "Another Company."  What
do you charge them? Of course there are many variables, just needed a
starting point. Sorry if this thread is getting out of line.

        -Hamilton