True cost of Dre Beats headphones revealed

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The retail prices of the popular Beats by Dre headphones range from $200 to $700. But the actual cost of making each headset is $14, according to Daily Mail.
You will recall that the company’s founders, Dr. Dre and Jimmy Iovine sold the company to Apple in May 2014 during a hefty deal that included approximately $400 million in stocks and $2.6 billion in cash.
The least expensive pair of Beats headphones that is listed on the company's website costs $199.99 and the most expensive pair retails for $699.99.
Dre and Iovine created the company in the mid-2000s.
Beats grew to become worth $3.2billion after cornering 57 per cent of the market for 'premium' headphones, CNN reported.
Overall, the company controlled 27 per cent of the $1.8billion headphone market in 2014.
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The company grew to become worth $3.2billion after celebrates like Lil Wayne began repping the Beats brand
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