[Beagle8U]

I don’t know what it would cost for a phone, and neither do you. That was just a guess. America stopped making Elec things years ago.

The bottom line is that ‘made here vs there’ cost factors are about 10-1. It is what it is.

[central_va]

I don’t know what it would cost for a phone, and neither do you.

OK, economics 101. The LABOR may be 10 times more expensive but the per unit cost is not going to be 10 times more. Get it?

Here is a link to the cost of making an iphone. Please read it and pay attention to the part about the labor cost PER PHONE. Granted it's a little dated, this discusses the costs for the iphone 5.

The "production" cost i.e. labor is listed at $20.00 phone. So if the PER UNIT Production cost is say doubled then the phone would only cost $20.00 more if made in the USA. Get it?

Spendy but indispensable: Breaking down the full $650 cost of the iPhone 5