They may sleep well, it depends on the type of work they are doing, if they are doing residential, or commercial service calls, then 100% may what they need to support both truck stock, and replacement inventory costs, do you value your time, it takes to order, and move stock, or do inventory, how do you cover these costs, unless you have sufficent mark-up.
Mark-up can differ with how you cost a job, or how you inventory, material sales, should contribute to your overall profit, how much profit do you need to stay in business, may be a good guide.
[This message has been edited by LK (edited 10-01-2006).]
