[MikeDubreuil]

I think the real answer is: we can not know for sure based on anyone's math because the true financial information is not released publicly.

You can't assume that the KOP is $2k because even though it's $2k less for your second regional the regional shouldn't receive money. The way it works is the regional committee has to raise their own money. If they fall short of the $120k or so it takes than FIRST will chip in. If a regional relies on FIRST for too many years it may be canceled.

I also think the software quote is very misleading. The software is meant for academic use which always comes with huge discounts. I doubt FIRST ever pays a dime for the software we receive.

To sum things up, we can only guess at costs because we don't really know FIRST's financials down to the nuts and bolts.