[Milsurplus] Speaking of Command Set Costs...

[J Forster]

C Whitaker <whitaker at pa.net>  wrote:

 de WB2CPN               Trivia about Costs.
  About 40 or so years ago, I was in USAF, and some
  bean counter thought up the idea of tagging every peice
  of radio and related equipment to show the book value
  at the time.[snip] Worse Part:  I was with
  an Active Duty friend snooping around one of their
  sites last month, and I'll be darned if I didn't again see
  price tags on some equipment.  My friend said it was
  a new idea that just came down.   (All I ever learned
  was "Cost Plus 10%")        73  Clete   End Of Trivia.


I don't think they count beans very well. I've seen a little metal part
tagged at $117,869.53  and a piece of commercial test gear tagged ar
$53.  IMO, they just make up the numbers or throw dice.

-John