Ollie Owner and Charlie Contractor,
longtime friends, are having a drink at
Bert's Place to celebrate Ollie's new
fortune—he recently won the state's
largest lottery jackpot, more than ten
million dollars. Ollie wants to use some
of it to build a new house. He has
already purchased the land, and the
final plans and specifications for the
house have been completed. Ollie and
Charlie are talking about the cost of
building the house, and Charlie is
making some notes on a pad and
reviewing the plans and specs. Finally
Charlie says, "Ollie, I can build this
house for you for a million bucks—
fixed price. My crew is not busy right
now, so we can start next