Three contractors are bidding for a government tender. First one says. "Well, I figure the job will run about 900,000: 400,000 for materials, 400,000 for my crew and 100,000 profit for me."
The second contractor also does some measuring and figuring, and then says I can do this job for 700,000: 300,000 for materials, 300,000 for my crew and 100,000 profit for me."
The third contractor doesn't measure or figure, but leans over to the State House official and whispers, "2,700,000."
The official, incredulous, says, "You didn't even measure like the other guys! How did you come up with such a high figure?"
The third contractor whispers back, "1,000,000 for me, 1,000,000 for you, and we hire the first guy to do the job".
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