Three contractors . . . One from India, another from Germany and the third  from England are bidding to repair the White House fence. A senior  White House official takes them to examine it.

The English contractor : takes out a tape measure and does some measuring,  then works on some figures with a pencil.  "Well," he says. "I  figure the  job will cost $900 . . . $400 for materials, $400 for labour and  $100 profit for me."

 
The German contractor : also does some measuring and figuring, then says,  "I can do this job for $700 . . . $300 for materials, $300 for my crew and  $100 profit for me."

The Indian contractor doesn't measure or do any figuring, but leans over to the White House official and whispers: "$2,700."

The official incredulously says, "You didn't even measure like the other guys! How did you come up with such a high figure?"
 
"Easy," the Indian explains, "$1,000 for you, $1,000 for me and we hire the guy from Germany to do the work!"

Guess who got the contract.... ......... ...........!!