The actual assembly labor costs about $50 when it comes to the human assembled parts. It takes about 3 hours of total assembly labor by 4 people. At today's labor rates of China - that amounts to about $50 in the cost of raw assembly labor. But that labor rate varies with the Yuan/dollar ratio. The biggest value add, though, is the shortness of the supply chain for componentry.
The actual assembly labor costs about $50 when it comes to the human assembled parts. It takes about 3 hours of total assembly labor by 4 people. At today's labor rates of China - that amounts to about $50 in the cost of raw assembly labor. But that labor rate varies with the Yuan/dollar ratio. The biggest value add, though, is the shortness of the supply chain for componentry.