Cost of PTH vs SMT assembly?

[grizedale]

For a small circuit like a 2W xenon flash lamp say, which is the cheapest method of manufacture for 1000's of boards?

...is it PTH or single-sided SMT?

 

[grizedale]

Sorry i should explain, -when i ask for the cost comparison, i mean the labour cost of assembly staff doing the surface mount vs the through hole.

Its just that we are doing a small 5W lamp circuit which has three 22uF , 250V electrolytic capacitors in it, and surface mount versions are $0.7 each, whereas through hole equivalents are $0.19.

-So from a components cost point of view, Through hole technology is far cheaper.
-however, we are wondering if the labour cost of through hole assembly is simply far more than SMT assembly labour costs?

 

[grizedale]

Please answer True or False to the following statement concerning small PCBs with relatively few components......


*Assembly costs for a PTH board is at least five times as much as for single sided SMT boards*.