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id: 2025-11-11T14:41:00
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title: 2025-11-11 14:41:??
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# 2025-11-11 14:41:??

I just saw a post on a construction estimators forum
from a user lamenting that their coworkers and customers
largely do not understand the difference between markup and margin.

It made me remember the micro-debates about that I would have with Dale
every time we were closing out an estimate.
This is the example I would always give
while trying to explain it to him.

![[markup-vs-margin#Markup vs. Margin]]

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The user also stated that they would prefer to list overhead and profit
separately from scope line item costs,
but that their customers push back when they try.

I'm not sure where they got this preference.
Sure that would be more "transparent",
but it's at odds with the purpose of a breakdown.
