Three contractors were bidding to fix a broken fence at the White House in D.C.
One was from Bangladesh , another from Nigeria and the third, from China.
They went with a White House official to examine the fence.

The Bangladesh contractor took 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 team and $100 profit
for me)".

The Chinese contractor also did some measuring and figuring, then says, "I
can do this job for $700. ($300 for materials, $300 for my team and $100
Profit for me)".

The Nigerian contractor didn'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 Nigerian contractor whispers back, "$1000 for me, $1000 for you, and we
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