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Three contractors are bidding to fix a broken fence at the White House in D.C.
One from New Jersey, another from Tennessee and the third, Florida. They
go with a White House official to examine the fence.
The Florida contractor takes out a tape measure and does some Measuring,
then works some figures with a pencil. "Well," he
says, "I figure the job will run about $900: $400 for materials, $400 for
my crew and $100 profit for me."
The Tennessee contractor also does some measuring and figuring, then says,
I can do this job for $700: $300 for materials, $300
for my crew and $100 profit for me."
The New Jersey contractor doesn't measure or figure, but leans over to the
White House official and whispers, "$2,700."
The official, incredulous, says, "You didn't even measure like the other
guys! How did you come up with such a high figure?"
The New Jersey contractor whispers back, "$1,000 for me, $1,000 for you,
and we hire the guy from Tennessee to fix the fence."
"Done!" replies the government official.
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