141
Steps required to make an iPhone
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24
Hours of labor it takes to manufacture the phone
325
Sets of hands it takes to make a single iPad
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5
Days it takes to make a single iPad
$1.78
Hourly wage of new Foxconn employees, according to ABC's report
$2.18
Hourly wage of 75 percent of Foxconn's workforce
1.2 million
Workers employed by Foxconn
18
Typical age of Foxconn employees
12
The average shift, in hours, for Foxconn workers
7
Seconds it takes to complete a single step in the manufacturing process. "We are extremely tired, with tremendous pressure," one worker said. "We work faster even than the machines."
$17.50
Monthly rent Foxconn employees pay to secure sleeping space in a dorm room. Each room sleeps six to eight people.
$0.70
Price each Foxconn employee pays per meal
$12.50 to $30
Approximate cost of labor for a single iPhone
$199
Starting retail price for the iPhone 4S
$650
Approximate revenue each iPhone generates for Apple, according to Horace Dediu at Asymco
37 million
iPhones sold in the last quarter of 2011
$97.6 billion
Apple's cash on hand
Sources: Apple Insider (2), ASYMCO, New York Times (2), TUAW, The Verge, VentureBeat
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