Per st michaels media: "so with that in mind, in a desire to keep potential and foreseeable problems to a minimum, we think it best to keep the number low as well as restricted to a single gender. This makes potential problem areas more manageable.
So based on four men, working at the studios and sharing a house, with each receiving a weekly stipend of $100 for food, we calculate the following program costs—first the initial start-up costs, and then the monthly maintenance costs.
START-UP
Editing equipment -- $30,000
Four high-powered computer edit stations, equipped with state-of-the-art editing software, plus desks/chairs, printers, phones, etc....."