The question doesn't really make sense because there are several layers to the cost. Do you count only the price for the manufacturing of the chips and electronics? If so, realize that the bulk of the cost is actually a one-time sum for development (NRE) which can be millions of dollars independent of how many chips you eventually produce.
And of course, even combining both of these, a company can't just sell the chips at cost and survive economically, there are other costs like wages, administration and bureaucracy, taxes, advertising, shipping, etc.
yeah i need, as you said, both of these, chips + other costs, i do not need exact price, i need an average estimation.
johnny bravo gave you an answer. asicminer long tubes sell at 300 usd a th well now at 340 usd a th.
you need buy 10 x 1.5 = 14-15 th and you pay 14.7 btc .. If asic miner sells that retail price of 1 btc a th divide by 2 . 5btc =or 150 usd
maybe 200 usd.
go further and say they get 5 cent power and say you get 5 cent power same gear you pay retail
asicminer running 1th at the wholesale price they turn 150 usd into 309 usd
you running 1th at the retail price you turn 300 usd into 309 usd
you can beat the edge the have. of 150 a th vs 300 a th with really cheap power 2 cent vs the five cent I used above .
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