[wcoenen]

The Falcon 9 first stage accounts for only 3/4th of the launch cost[1]. Given the $60M+ [2] total current launch cost, that still leaves $15M even if booster reuse is free.

SpaceX no longer has plans to develop second stage reusability for the Falcon[3].

[1] http://shitelonsays.com/transcript/spacex-press-conference-s... section "Question on the changes to the Falcon 9"

[2] http://www.spacex.com/about/capabilities

[3] http://space.stackexchange.com/questions/10391/how-does-spac...