Under Georgia law, what is the maximum markup a contractor can charge on materials for change orders without additional disclosure?
Correct Answer
C) No specific limit
Georgia does not specify a maximum markup percentage for materials, but requires that all charges be reasonable and disclosed in the contract.
Why This Is the Correct Answer
Georgia law does not establish a specific maximum percentage markup for materials on change orders. Instead, the law requires that all charges be reasonable and disclosed in the contract. Because there is no statutory cap, contractors have flexibility, but they must ensure their markup is fair and transparently communicated to the owner.
Why the Other Options Are Wrong
Option A: 15%
15% is incorrect. While 15% is a common industry markup figure and appears in some other states' regulations, Georgia law does not establish a 15% cap. Selecting this figure confuses industry practice with legal requirement.
Option B: 10%
10% is incorrect. Like 15%, a 10% markup is used in practice but is not codified as a maximum limit in Georgia's contractor statutes. Georgia does not set this percentage as a legal ceiling.
Option D: 20%
20% is incorrect. No Georgia statute establishes 20% as the maximum allowable markup. This is a plausible distractor because 20% is sometimes cited in contractor cost-plus agreements, but it has no specific legal basis as a cap under Georgia law.
Memory Technique
Georgia Markup = No Magic Number. The state trusts contractors to be 'reasonable and transparent' rather than imposing a hard cap. If the exam asks for a Georgia markup limit, remember: the answer is that there isn't one — disclosure and reasonableness are the standards.
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