The smaller the component cost as a percentage of price, the higher the potential profit.

元器件开销在价格中所占百分比越小，则潜在的利润越高。

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The component cost of the third-generation iPod nano, also released in 2007, amounted to about 40% of its retail price.

同样2007年发布的第三代iPod nano的部件开销大约占零售价的40%。

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The component cost for the first iPod touch released in 2007, for instance, amounted to about $147, or about 49% of its $299 retail price.

举例来说，2007年发布的iPod touch的部件开销大约为147美金，也就是零售价（299美金）的49％。

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Aside from the retailer's gross margin of 35%, the biggest component of cost is labor: Even when a Mille is 99% completed, the tiniest flaw can cause it to be rejected.

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The result was that the cost per mile for consumers on the ethanol component of their fuel was double or even triple the cost of the gasoline component.

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The study provides "strong evidence that text message reminders can be an effective, low-cost component of such a package".

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