I think that is not correct, since I wasn¹t referring to prices. I was referring to costs - i.e the inputs. In microeconomics the difference between costs and prices is fundamental. Most people conflate the two in ordinary speech; but they are different.
Edward A. Dauer Dean Emeritus and Professor Emeritus of Law University of Denver On 2/25/15, 11:46 AM, "jim" <[email protected]> wrote: >Ted, > >You have it backwards. > >The market sets the end sell price. The company then determines if it can >provide that product/service (looking at all their costs) and still make a >profit. > >And it is not as simple as I have stated. > >Outrageous profits for products/services do not last a long time in the >marketplace. Competition comes in. Apple comes to mind. > >Outrageous losses for products/services do not last a long time in the >marketplace. The biz folds. Countless examples. > >There are careers dedicated to "setting" prices in the market place. >Their >livelihood depends on getting it right. > >And then you have the Strategic element in the overall business that >enters >the equation, and.............................. > >A career! > >Jim >W6AIM > > > > > > >-----Original Message----- >From: Elecraft [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of >Dauer, >Edward >Sent: Wednesday, February 25, 2015 7:20 AM >To: [email protected] >Subject: [Elecraft] Selling Synths > >Not necessarily. The old radio had the old synth, which cost something. >The new radios have the new synth, which also cost something. If the two >somethings are the same, the total costs of the old and new would be the >same. But selling the new synth all by itself would still require >charging >something. That something would include amortization of development >costs. >So the new radios with the new synth could cost more, less, or the same, >depending on the relative costs of the old and new components. > >Ted. KN1CBR > >>>> >> >>------------------------------ >> >>Message: 14 >>Date: Wed, 25 Feb 2015 12:47:13 +1000 >>From: Gary Gregory <[email protected]> >>To: Rick Bates <[email protected]> >>Cc: Elecraft List <[email protected]>, Stan Gibbs KR7C >> <[email protected]> >>Subject: Re: [Elecraft] Old KSYN3 cards >>Message-ID: >> <CA+MFBaFx77qZ-0xxKs5Z=bsh59-txqxbbjjqp_31ceywpkl...@mail.gmail.com> >>Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 >> >>Hmmmm....if a new board is $200 as a standalone upgrade item, one might >>assume it would increase the cost of a new k3 by at least a smaller >>margin to help defray design costs. >>If not then one could ponder if these other factors are simply applied >>to boards sold separately. >>Just curious. >> >>I wont be upgrading just yet....first job is to get my K3 to work as >>designed. Being an older serial number it has "issues" and a return >>trip to the factory is over $850.00 AUD sadly, so for now it is >>accumulating dust and age. >> >>Gary >>Vk1ZZ >>K3, KX3, KPA500-FT, KAT500-FT,P3. >>On 25/02/2015 12:37 PM, "Rick Bates" <[email protected]> wrote: >> >>> > >______________________________________________________________ >Elecraft mailing list >Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft >Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm >Post: mailto:[email protected] > >This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net >Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html >Message >delivered to [email protected] > ______________________________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:[email protected] This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html Message delivered to [email protected]
