This works out to $840/page. How many hours does it take to write the page, by people who are making how much? And don't forget, they get revisited and revised as the design changes.
On the subject of why it's billed differently: well, first, transparency. What would you make you feel better? Getting a $4 billion lump quote for a giant project, or seeing that $4 billion itemized down so you can check the underlying data?
Edit: Oops, sorry, data entry failure. Thanks for the corrections. Fixed.
On the subject of why it's billed differently: well, first, transparency. What would you make you feel better? Getting a $4 billion lump quote for a giant project, or seeing that $4 billion itemized down so you can check the underlying data?
Edit: Oops, sorry, data entry failure. Thanks for the corrections. Fixed.