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> Not an extra 90 cents per mask, an extra 8 cents per mask. We're suggesting the hospital giving him 1 dollar per mask instead of 10 cents during the crisis,
by gpm 7y ago
> Not an extra 90 cents per mask, an extra 8 cents per mask.
We're suggesting the hospital giving him 1 dollar per mask instead of 10 cents during the crisis, that's an extra 90. 98 cents compared to the Chinese prices.
I guess my proposal makes it a bit less. With the 10 year contract, assuming that the demand spike only exists in the first year, it would be an extra 90 cents - savings of (9 years * 2 cents / year) = 72 cents per mask. This could be "fixed" by extending that contract for a few more years.
- droithomme 7y agoI paid $4 per N95 mask in January. $1 is an absolute bargain. $0.10 is vastly below the cost of manufacture and only being promoted by people who mean harm.
- gpm 7y agoThe $0.10 figure comes from the article... I think these might just be surgical masks not N95 masks.
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- PeterStuer 7y agoDid you buy them at quantity (lot of 50k masks), or in a small box of 10 at the DIY store?