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# 2025-11-11 14:41:??
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I just saw a post on a construction estimators forum
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from a user lamenting that their coworkers and customers
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largely do not understand the difference between markup and margin.
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It made me remember the micro-debates about that I would have with Dale
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every time we were closing out an estimate.
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This is the example I would always give
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while trying to explain it to him.
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![[markup-vs-margin#Markup vs. Margin]]
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The user also stated that they would prefer to list overhead and profit
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separately from scope line item costs,
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but that their customers push back when they try.
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I'm not sure where they got this preference.
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Sure that would be more "transparent",
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but it's at odds with the purpose of a breakdown.
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