The white house realized it needed a new front fence, so they brought in contractors from from 3 different states.

The first contractor, from Florida took some measurements and run some calculations. 30 minutes later he emerged quoting $800 for the new fence.

The second contractor, from Indiana also took some measurements, made some phone calls and found that he could use some cheaper labor and cut cost. His quote was $700 for the new fence.

The third contractor, walked in and said I will do it for $2700. Everyone was amazing by this outrageous bid. They asked him 'Why is your quote so much higher then everyone else ? You didn't even take any measurements!' . They then asked him 'How did you come up with this number ?'

'Its easy', he replied. '$1000 for you, $1000 for me and we higher the guy from Indiana'