Financing Widmore's Army

I think it's pretty obvious that Widmore must he loaded. But how much money, exactly, is he investing is his probably-evil island-hunting expedition? Well, someone did the math. No, it was not me.

EQUIPMENT COSTS

150-foot freighter: Leasing of a 150-foot vessel can run from $135,000 to $150,000 a week. Multiply that by three months, and Widmore’s total is $1.62 million. And that’s not even counting the $5 per gallon diesel prices in California to sail that puppy 4,791 nautical miles from Los Angeles to somewhere off the coast of Fiji.

Helicopter: The boat originally had two helicopters, until Naomi crashed one before parachuting onto the island. The helicopters featured on the show are Bell UH-1Bs (also known as a "Huey"). The Huey is the most widely used military aircraft, and according to the Military Analysis Network, the unit replacement cost runs a whopping $4.7 million.

PEOPLE-POWER COSTS

Ray (doctor, deceased), $170,796

Keamy (mercenary, deceased), $60,000

Hendricks (freighter pilot, deceased), $58,158

Naomi (mercenary, deceased), $58,043

Miles (scientist), $58,043

Charlotte (scientist), $58,043

George (communications officer, deceased), $53,057

Captain Gault (deceased), $53,057

Regina (communications officer, deceased), $53,057

Frank Lapidus (helicopter pilot), $51,491

Jeff (mechanic, deceased) $32,989

Michael (deckhand, deceased), $30,000

Brandon (crew member, deceased), $25,813

Mayhew (crew member, deceased), $25,813

Total Wages: $788,360

*Salaries based on Corpwatch.org and Payscale.com and assuming Charles Widmore compensates them based on their yearly rate (consider it danger pay).

GRAND TOTAL: (without artillery – sorry no black market prices for guns- and gasoline): $7,108,360 (!)

Pretty impressive. Guess his money is where his cold, merciless heart is. Unless he's really a secret good guy. In which case, my brain might explode.

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TAGS: Charles Widmore, Math, Money
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