Hi All, Columbia University reported at the Forum in Uganda that, in the Millennium Villages in East Africa, a majority of cooks would buy a well made, high performance cook stove if it cost $10. So I'm thinking $10 retail when designing stoves these days.
Best, Dean On Fri, Nov 9, 2012 at 7:28 AM, David G. LeVine <[email protected]>wrote: > On 11/09/2012 08:52 AM, Paul Anderson wrote: > > Dear David and Crispin, > > And where the wages are less than $100 per month (and some of that money > is for a reasonable meal during the work day), the labor component is > almost negligible compared to the costs of new (not scrap) sheet metal. > > When the stove is ceramic/fired clay, the clay can be cheap but there are > the costs of firing it and then transporting it. So the labor still adds > only a relatively low amount to the stove. > > Can these low-income workers (yes, they have a job and they are better off > than those without any work) afford a $25 stove? That would be a week of > wages. > > Would any of us who live in the affluent societies pay one week of wages > for a stove? That might depend on your income!!! And we have > discretionary money far above the money needed for food and lodging. > > Paul > > > In the USA, many stoves cost between $400 and $2,000 (US dollars), and the > mean seems to be about $1,000. That implies $1,500 in income before > taxes. Which implies an average income of $78,000 annually or $6,500 per > month if a stove is one week's income. While I feel this is high, it is > pretty close, 1 week's income for a stove is not unbelievable. > > Yes, those of us who live in an affluent society DO pay 1 week's income > for a stove, and then pay a fraction of that every month for fuel or energy > to run it. > > Dave 8{) > > -- > > *"The first method for estimating the intelligence of a ruler is to look > at the men he has around him."* > Niccolo Machiavelli > > * NOTE TO ALL: > When forwarding emails, please use only "Blind Carbon Copy" or "Bcc" for > all recipients. Please "delete" or "highlight & cut" any forwarding history > which includes my email address! It is a courtesy to me and others who may > not wish to have their email addresses sent all over the world! Erasing the > history helps prevent Spammers from mining addresses and viruses from being > propagated. * > > THANK YOU! > > _______________________________________________ > Stoves mailing list > > to Send a Message to the list, use the email address > [email protected] > > to UNSUBSCRIBE or Change your List Settings use the web page > > http://lists.bioenergylists.org/mailman/listinfo/stoves_lists.bioenergylists.org > > for more Biomass Cooking Stoves, News and Information see our web site: > http://www.bioenergylists.org/ > > >
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