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*** Resending note of 04/25/97 16:13
From: tara -at- barber -dot- ctext -dot- com
Message-Id: <9704252012 -dot- AA0061 -at- barber -dot- ctext -dot- com>
In-Reply-To: <729138 -dot- 57934 -dot- 370187 -at- infoctr -dot- chrysler -dot- com>
Date: Fri, 25 Apr 97 16:10:01 EST
To: RP51 -at- chrysler -dot- com
Subject: Pricing Documents
> Is the manual priced at $100 with a breakeven at 200 units? Or is $50 a
> typical price? Or is it by the page?
The answer to this one is there ain't no single answer. Each company does it
according to their own internal bone-castings and bean-counting. I've seen it
done by anticipated units, I've seen it done by average project time, I've seen
it done by pulling it out of a hat.
I wish him luck, but this one's a no-win situation. Best bet is to come up
with *some* method that he can sell an explanation of to his top brass, and run
with it.
- Tara.
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