"Michele" <healthyu@concentric.net> wrote in message
news:866cef19.0409221425.643659f5@posting.google.com..
> Ilena Rose <ilena@san.rr.com> wrote in message
> news:<mu0vk0d61p944m4d7ala2kmgton96rgif0@4ax.com>.. 
>
> And the cost of fixing an electric window for a Honda Accord?  Think
> that part costs the almost $700 the dealership wanted to charge my mom
> to do it?  [She decided it wasn't worth it & bought a new car -- which
> cost far more than the parts it's made of.]
>
> Perhaps that perm solution, rods & end-papers cost the salon the $110
> they charged a friend to do her hair?
>
> I doubt carpets cost $35/ sq. yard to make..or that running shoes
> are made of over $100 of materials.
>
> Research & development -- costs like the factory lease -- the
> employees' salaries & benefits -- shipping -- advertising -- etc.,
> etc. all add to the final tally.  And companies are intended to make a
> profit, otherwise they'd be called a charity.
>
> Citing the cost of materials alone is indicative of very little except
> that pharm. companies make money just like most other businesses.
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Are you really trying to give reality a face for Ilena?  Good Luck!
She's not much into education about business accounting details,
she just likes to XXXXX, moan and complain.

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