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When listing the price of parts on invoice for car repair, must the price be the one that the garage paid to obtain the parts?
<p>When listing the price of parts (e.g., tires) on a work order or invoice for car repair in the United States, must the price of the parts be the one that the garage paid to obtain the parts? Or is it the garage allowed to inflate the price to make them margin on it?</p>

<p>If the answer is specific to the state, I am mostly interested in California.</p>

<h2>No</h2>

<p>They will list the price they are charging you. This will normally be greater than what they paid because that’s how business works.</p>

<p>The amount they are allowed to charge is what you agreed in your contract with them (which may incorporate a price list) or, if the contract is silent, a reasonable amount. What is reasonable will be related to what the market in your geographical area charges. While this is indirectly related to the input cost of a given item, business can and do charge what the market allows.</p>
