> MAYBE, but generally, even for a fairly small endeavor, I hear 2.5-3x mar=
kup as the
> point where something is reasonably profitable- enough so to justify the =
continued
> effort.
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> I find it hard to imagine that board being produced and on a shipping doc=
k awaiting
> an order for $8-10, without HUGE (millions) quantities behind it.
>=20
> Maybe I'm thinking in the wrong decade?
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> MikeH

If you watch the video interview of Tom Osbourne by Steve Leibson on 'How H=
P got its first Calculators', Tom makes the observation that as engineers t=
hey found that multiplying the parts cost by pi gave a pretty good indicato=
r of the sell price.

See http://www.viddler.com/explore/sleibson/videos/4/ for the interview. (a=
lso check out the interview with the guy who did the software for the calcu=
lators).


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