Three contractors are bidding.

Three contractors are bidding to fix a broken fence at the Government house
in Nassau.
One from Abaco, another from Freeport, and the third, from Nassau.
They go with a government official to examine the fence
The Abaco contractor takes 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 crew and $100 profit for me.'
The Freeport contractor also does some measuring and figuring, and then says, 'I can do this job for $700: $300 for materials, $300 for my crew and $100 profit for me.'
The Nassau contractor doesn't measure or figure but leans over to the
Government 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 Nassau contractor whispers back, '$1000 for me, $1000 for you, and we hire the guy from Freeport to fix the fence.'
'Done!' replies the government official.
And that friends, is how it all works in the Bahamas!