17 expensive products that cost companies very little to make

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EpiPen

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Mylan Pharmaceuticals recently raised the price of a two-pack of EpiPens.

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The crazy price hike, due to largely to the fact there's little generic competition, is outrageous but also not unique to the EpiPen.

Consumers often pay way more for products than what it costs to make them. The reasons for high mark-up prices depend on the product. It could be that the item is in high demand or is difficult to make.

Here are 17 popular products with incredibly high mark-up prices.

Note: For this story, we looked at individual US brands, but price mark-ups are often similar for competing brands.

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