What would a component be?

[Joe_Widen]

I think you asking to the effect of, "We bought a sheet of carbon fiber thats more then $400. Can we use that one piece of carbon fiber to make many parts?" If that is what your asking, then yes, you can. It would be the same as buying all the carbon fiber seperately for each part. Most teams buy bulk in the sense that they order one 60" piece of Al sq tube instead of four 15" pieces of square tubing. So, as long as you break the carbon fiber into pieces that have an equivalent value or less of $400, then you should be ok. Sorry for being a little wordy there, I thought it was the best way to explain it.

[GaryVoshol]

Originally Posted by Joe_Widen

I think you asking to the effect of, "We bought a sheet of carbon fiber thats more then $400. Can we use that one piece of carbon fiber to make many parts?" If that is what your asking, then yes, you can. It would be the same as buying all the carbon fiber seperately for each part. Most teams buy bulk in the sense that they order one 60" piece of Al sq tube instead of four 15" pieces of square tubing. So, as long as you break the carbon fiber into pieces that have an equivalent value or less of $400, then you should be ok. Sorry for being a little wordy there, I thought it was the best way to explain it.

That applies only if carbon fiber was available in smaller pieces that cost less than $400. See 8.3.5.1, this bullet point:

The cost of items purchased in bulk or large quantities may be prorated on the basis of the
smallest commonly available unit that satisfies the need for the item.
o Example: A team purchases a 4' x 4' sheet of aluminum, but only uses a piece 10” x 10”
on their ROBOT. The team identifies a source that sells aluminum sheet in 1’ x1’ pieces.
The team may cost their part on the basis of a 1’ x 1’ piece, even though they cut the
piece from a larger bulk purchase. They do not have to account for the entire 4’ x 4’ bulk
purchase item.

Of course, if they buy a piece for $395 and cut 7 parts out of it, the cost of the parts in total is $395.