A little girl takes the elevator on her way to school. The girl hasn't
finished her homework, as she is stuck with one of the questions. Next to
her in the elevator there is a housewife, an accoutant, and a lawyer.

"Excuse me", she says, speaking to no one in particular. "Could anyone
please tell me how much is 3 times 4?"

"Why, twelve of course, little girl", answers the housewife, somewhat
detachedly. She steps out at the next elevator stop muttering something
about laundry and cooking.

The girl seems no to be happy with the answer, so she looks at the
accoutant expectantly. He sighs, and tries to do some mental calculations.
"I'm not sure", he finally offers, "might be 11.99 or 12.50. I need to run
these numbers on my spreadsheet to make sure."

Of course she is not happy with this answer either, so she turns to look
at the lawyer. The lawyer smiles confidently at her, discretly signaling
her to wait. When the accoutant finally steps out of the elevator, the
lawyer kneels down to her and whispers, "how much do you want it to be?"