The manufactur of Apple products in the US would triple or quadruple the price of what they cost now. In other words, it would be a far smaller company - and entirely different company, with entirely different products.
So no, these Apple jobs in China are not taking jobs away from Americans…..they are in fact allowing Apple to grow so fast that tens of thousands of Apple jobs for support and the like are created here - that would not be here otherwise. Apple’s success, like most business success, is a win win for almost everybody. This is the dynamic that the protectionists and the unionist does not understand.
Again, you don’t have a clue about the economic reality….which is what all of this comes down to.
Here comes the big Free Trade lie and scare tactic. What kind of BS is that? How much do you think labor is as a cost per unit? You call yourself an economic expert? You are an idiot and a fake. Do some research little man and come back with real numbers.
Labor costs related to Chinese iPhone 4G manufacturing is $6.54 dollars (4.6 euros) per unit, which means it’s 1.1% of its selling price, according to market research firm iSuppli.
This number is striking specially in conjunction with the report on the working conditions at Foxconn, a company responsible for making the iPhone and based in China, recently mired in controversy due to a wave of employee suicides. In contrast, the report highlights that Apple’s iPhone profit margins are around 60%.
Last June, iSuppli also calculated the total production cost of the device at $188 (152.4 euros). The analysis was based on the 16 GB version of iPhone 4, which could be purchased for $199 (161.3 euros) in the United States, which had an added contract plan with AT&T. Some of the prices of the components were, for example, the gyroscopic chip at $ 2.6 (2.1 euros), the A4 chip manufactured by Samsung, $ 10.75 (8.7 euros). The most expensive part was the device display, manufactured by LG Display at a cost of $28.5 dollars (23 euros).