Unit Research Associates (URA) has been asked to bid on a contract for 300 high tech surveillance drones for the NSA (Who claims they will be used to monitor “snow fall” in the Sierra Nevada Mountains). Fortunately, URA had completed a similar project for the Defense Department and has done a careful job of recording cost and efficiency data. Labor hours for the first of the DD drones was 5000 hours and the time for the 50th was 930. Similarly, material cost for the first of the DD drones was $50,000 in materials, while the 50th required just $40,000. For bidding purposes, labor cost is assumed to be $25/hour and an overhead rate of 20% added to the materials cost and 35% added to the labor cost for benefits and administration. Common practice in this industry is to add a 25% profit margin to the average cost of the delivered product.
What is the total cost for all 200 drones?