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tptaceklast Monday at 10:12 PM1 replyview on HN

This is like that thing about about $15,000 toilets at DoD. What's actually happening is a cost allocation function where an agreed-on list price for a whole project is getting distributed pro-rata over as many different line-items as possible.


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pstuartyesterday at 6:53 PM

That seems like a way to disincentivize cost optimizations in the project (for the client).

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