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Well that all depends....
What kind of restoration and for what purpose?
How much of the work can you do and to what quality level?
You can expect to spend between $8,000 and $15,000 on properly restoring the chassis back to factory specs assuming you do almost all the work yourself. Keep in mind this is not to show car points condition, this is returning the tolerances back to factory and getting it painted. When you are done you will have a fairly factory car that will run the 60+ mph all day long like it could from the factory.
Prices double if you have to start paying people to do the work right.
Now you can do the job cheaper, but then there is a reason why people believe the Model A is car that only run 45 MPH safely.
Then there is doing the body. Figure at least $8000 to have a rust free body and fenders painted by a quality shop or several thousand to do it yourself. Quality interior kits are in the $3500 to $6000 range I believe. Then there are getting the parts plated correct so there is another couple of thousand. Wood kits vary depending on body style. I am making some assumptions that you have a not very rusty car and good fenders. Metal work can run a few thousand.
Now take a look at the market. Coupes and tudors can be bought in the $8000 to $15,000 range for 'restored' cars. Typically cars are not mechanical restored and may need thousands of $$$ to make them reliable and safe, but not always.
Coupes have more selling power, tudors are the lowest of desire. Fordors are nice if you have a family, but the straight window bodies have a lot of wood and the wood often needs work. The wood is expensive and time consuming. Slant fordor bodies are minimal wood and very popular right now. Your better return on the dollar would be in the vicky and cabriolet restorations, though the vicky is a wood based body (well both are). The 400A is pricey to aquire.
It all comes down to goals and pocket book.