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cjensen ◴[] No.42201750[source]
The US has 222 C-17 Aircraft. A single C-17 costs over $300 million.

If you ask Boeing for soap dispenser parts for these, what should they cost? Boeing charged $149,072 for the dispensers. That's $671 per plane. Is that too much?

If you had to make these dispensers, make sure they conform to rules for aircraft parts and Air Force parts, provide formal responses to bids, etc., how much could you make them for?

It seems high to me. The article says 8000%, which is less than $10 per plane. So while it seems high, it's definitely not 8000% high.

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bagels ◴[] No.42201842[source]
Can you imagine even being a one-man shop making 222 bespoke soap dispensers to some absurd spec AND jumping through all the documentation hoops that are required for only $150k? I wouldn't take that job. Sounds awful.
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1. wmf ◴[] No.42201956[source]
You also need to provide exact replacement parts for 50 years so you should probably make 666 of them just to be safe.
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2. cenamus ◴[] No.42202171[source]
But you also get paid for those