14 cents per cube and charging 25 cents is making a "tidy profit"? You should look into other things you purchase.....
What do you think a retail establishment (pick one; let's say Dick's Sporting Goods) pays for a (retail priced) $150 North Face jacket, or a $75 Under Armor hoodie???
A quarter for a cube of chalk that will last QUITE awhile. I'd say the room owner is not gouging you!!lol
I was joking, hence the winky face.