A relative sells joint replacement hardware. It’s sold to the hospital which re-sells it to the patent at double the price they paid for it.
“My goodness. My auto repair guy does much the same”
You are qualitatively correct. But $4000 overhead on a $4000 part seems high.
The auto repair guys have to pay to get the part delivered to their shop, usually same day. I hope they don’t double the price on real expensive items. Also, we can shop around for auto repairs.
What overhead expenses are mandated by government?