Understanding the cost of a product to a vendor is important to me as a consumer.
If I’m having my house painted I will have many vendors willing to do the work at very different prices. It’s not a commodity since I have quality expectations and vendors have different levels of experience, skill and diligence. I know how much the paint, other consumables and equipment costs, so if they quote low or high on that I can take it into account. I can figure out what portion is labor, and conclude what level of skilled folks they’ll use. I can ballpark their profit and make sure it is in line with my values (I want them to have a successful business if they do good work, I don’t want to pay for a shiny new lifted F-350 4x4 dually Cummins diesel crime against humanity).
If I’m having my house painted I will have many vendors willing to do the work at very different prices. It’s not a commodity since I have quality expectations and vendors have different levels of experience, skill and diligence. I know how much the paint, other consumables and equipment costs, so if they quote low or high on that I can take it into account. I can figure out what portion is labor, and conclude what level of skilled folks they’ll use. I can ballpark their profit and make sure it is in line with my values (I want them to have a successful business if they do good work, I don’t want to pay for a shiny new lifted F-350 4x4 dually Cummins diesel crime against humanity).
Maybe it’s just me.