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Commercial Public Address System (500W, 8-Zone, Dante-Enabled, EN 54-16)
Electronics manufacturing (PCB assembly, speaker production, sheet metal fabrication, injection molding, final system integration and testing) · CN
Total Cost
$941 / unit
Capacity (units/year)
5,000
Throughput %
85%
Working capital
$1.8M Mn
Capex
$3.0M Mn
Offsite
$2.5M Mn
Total investment
$7.3M Mn
Lines
18
Net raw material
$797
84.7%
Conversion
$144
15.3%
Total / unit
$941
$ per unit
Raw Material
$797 / unit
| Line | Consumption | Unit | Price (USD) | Cost / unit |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Main PCB with DSP IC and power transistors (amplifier/DSP) | m2 | $250 | ||
| Loudspeaker drivers (woofer + tweeter assemblies) | piece | $260 | ||
| Neodymium magnets for speaker driversLive | kg | $100 | ||
| Copper wire for voice coils and transformer windingsLive | kg | $18.56 | ||
| Steel and aluminum sheet metal for enclosures and cabinetsLive | kg | $11.57 | ||
| Injection-molded plastic parts (grilles, baffles, bezels, mounting hardware) | kg | $3.75 | ||
| Connectors and cabling (XLR, SpeakON, Cat6 Ethernet, terminal blocks) | piece | $35.00 | ||
| Dante network module (Audinate BOSSA / endpoint) | piece | $30.00 | ||
| Power supply components (transformer, rectifier, backup battery pack, MOV, fuses) | piece | $80.00 | ||
| Fasteners, gaskets, seals, labels, and misc hardware | piece | $8.00 |
Utility
$9.00 / unit
| Line | Consumption | Unit | Price (USD) | Cost / unit |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Factory utilities (electricity, water, compressed air) | USD | $9.00 |
Operating
$44.00 / unit
| Line | Price (USD) | Cost / unit |
|---|---|---|
| Direct assembly and testing labour | $4.00 | |
| Engineering and firmware (amortised: firmware, protocol stacks, EN 54-16 / Dante certification, design iterations) | $40.00 |
Overhead
$62.90 / unit
| Line | Price (USD) | Cost / unit |
|---|---|---|
| Factory overhead (supervision, quality, maintenance, utilities infrastructure, indirect labour) | $16.00 | |
| SG&A overhead allocation (sales, general, admin — manufacturer portion) | $46.90 |
Depreciation
$3.00 / unit
| Line | Price (USD) | Cost / unit |
|---|---|---|
| Depreciation of tooling, test equipment, and production line capex | $3.00 |
Others
$25.00 / unit
| Line | Price (USD) | Cost / unit |
|---|---|---|
| Packaging materials (carton, foam, desiccant, manual, labels) | $5.00 | |
| Logistics and freight (inbound component freight + outbound finished goods including insurance, customs, last-mile) | $20.00 |
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