No idea if that’s accurate, but you’re assuming so, so let’s roll with it. Random Internet forum dudes priced the hardware components and estimated them to cost about $300. So that leaves Akai with about $350 out of the purchase price, again erring on the high side for Akai. The average labor cost for products is around 25-30% of the retail price. So let’s say Akai gets to keep $600 of the sale, which is erring on the high side for Akai. That’s not money that Akai gets, it’s money GC gets. MPC Lives are going for $1000 at Guitar Center, and you have to assume that the retailer is taking a 40-50% cut. The $300 parts cost estimate doesn’t seem unreasonable to me.
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