> It only implies that some customers are prepared to pay that much more for
the label.
Typically, appliances are sold to retailers with a _Mandatory Minimum Retail
Price_, not _Manufacturer Suggested Retail Price_.
With MSRP, retail pricing is related to consumer desire for a specific feature.
With MMRP, retail pricing is related to manufacturer's cost. Consumer desire is
completely irrelevant.
One factor that might affect pricing, that I omitted, was the cost to certify
the appliance as being kosher. I don't know what it would cost, to have
software certified as being suitable for keeping kosher. The only basis for
comparison I have, is the monthly charge for maintaining kosher certification
for an eating establishment. That was US$500 per month, with the certifying
agency given 7/24 access to the facility, so that they could make
"surprise", "unannounced", inspections. (They did not do
inspections on Saturdays, High Holy Days, between 11:00H and 14:00H, and between
17:00H and 21:00H.)
Somehow, I doubt that the per unit cost for software certification would
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