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		autocorrector on Oct 28, 2014 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: iPad Air 2 costs $275 to $358 to build, implied pr... This article misleads in that it only includes cost of components. What about assembly, labor, R&D, shipping, and other overhead costs?

supercanuck on Oct 28, 2014 [–]

Technically, they probably meant "contribution margin"

http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Contribution_margin

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