Custom-made servos cost many times the price of off-the-shelf ones.

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They still look like slabs of plastic, but a custom-built board can cost a lot of dollars.

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If that sounds familiar, you are probably also versed on the overhead cost associated with any custom configuration.

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The cost of building a custom home varies widely, depending on the region of the country and the finishes and materials the owner uses.

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The company aims to mass-produce environmentally friendly homes like Priuses, taking the cost and hassle out of custom home building.

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These make it possible to install custom programs into standard chips, rather than starting from scratch at a huge cost.

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But Campbell indicated that further cost cuts are likely and said Navistar plans to sell its Workhorse Custom Chassis business and its Monaco recreational vehicle line.

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Tesco had to weigh the cost of remeasuring and relabelling its products, against the expected revenues from greater custom.

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