Cost budget for project to meet target manufacturing cost

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As a project manager on a product development team for a new line of iPads for the hearing impaired, you are asked to create a product development plan that addressed items (a) through (f) below. The product has been broken down into the following sub modules.

• Power supply

• Mother board with microprocessor and RAM

• Closed caption unit

• Wireless Tx/Rx

• LCD display

• Mechanical parts

• Enclosure

• Miscellaneous assembly parts (logo, etc.)

Provide answers to the following.

(a) Develop an initial cost budget for the project to meet a target manufacturing cost of $500.

(b) Develop a test plan for the final product.

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