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0 pointsvkou1y ago0 comments

> Ah yes, we need a fudge factor to subsidize a bunch of unquantifiable woo like “advertising” and “stable employment”.

Try convincing the AC guys to work for parts cost + a skilled worker wage * number of hours worked, see how well that goes over. They'll laugh you out of the room, and you'll be left sitting on your ass without air.

The entire world charges overhead for work done. Most of it way more than 25% of the sticker price.

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SJC_Hacker1y ago

>Try convincing the AC guys to work for parts cost + a skilled worker wage * number of hours worked, see how well that goes over. They'll laugh you out of the room, and you'll be left sitting on your ass without air.

Huh? Thats exactly what they do. Parts + labor

vkouOP1y ago

And at what markup do they bill you, compared to what they paid their supplier, and to what they pay the guy who drives out to install it?

(Hint: Nearly half of what you pay on the bill is their overhead.)

monero-xmr1y ago

It’s wonderful that I can compare proposals and know the bill. To pretend NIH grants are anything remotely like normal private sector contractors is absurd and shamefully deceitful

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