[svcw]

Because it’s figured from China........good lord if you add 45% to the cost of something ...... JEZZ figure it out

[central_va]

Good lord you are adding 45% to the cost of labor. So I will do the math for you. $600 ChiCom iPhone the labor is $35.00. So increasing the labor 45% then the formula would be .45(35) + 600 = $615.

Now if the factory was in the USA a lot of things would be less expensive like shipping and transportation. So it might really be a push.