So many things have to be taken into account when running a company.
You have a million dollar machine that makes you 500k a year, if something goes wrong you need it fix FAST! Exclusive machine, exclusive parts, exclusive man.
Everyday it's production is down, off or slow is costing you money. If you hire the best (someone is fast, gets the machine back up and operational and RELIABLE for a reasonable amount of time will save you money!
So, if it costs you 50k to have someone fix it in a day, (done so because of experience) you are back up and running your million dollar machine generating revenue. You losses could be deep if for 30k if your down a week!
Now if the work fails in unreasonable amount of time, that 50k, lets say Tony received, becomes well, penitentially a deep loss.
In this climate 50k become a very cheap price to pay and receive.
The only thing that makes Tony money is just not skill, but a groping of intellect, common sense, drive, clarity in complex situation and so on.
Also it takes great control over ones self to maintain this life style. Alot of men that have most but not all can drink, drug and stress themselves to an early grave, after they have destroyed there families.
SO I propose that in some ways we are comparing apples to oranges.
If you see money as oil to lubricate the machine, instead of a lust, you will find that bigger machines require more of it. It is really common sense.
Jhonc is skilled, more then likely his estimates nail the jobs that would of cost him a loss and therefore he dose not need to make up revenue at the other end of the scale.
His company is improving over all convenience to the area, city he lives in. Esp. the poor.
Yes I know this may blow your mind, the better he dose, (gets richer), the better off everybody is. << A simple concept lost on so many today.
As for Cygnusx, some consideration should be given on down time on that there machine of his, I personally think that would be fair. Call the dealer and try to negotiate.