Sentences with phrase «balance costs against»

Choosing where to do this is often a difficult decision, with people often trying to balance cost against country.

Not exact matches

These models are attractive because companies can forecast revenue, but many have struggled to balance sales against steep marketing costs.

During downturns, marketers must balance efforts to pare costs and shore up short - term sales against investments in long - term brand health.

Of course, this approach would need to balance the purported benefits against the costs and challenges of achieving and maintaining a somewhat higher inflation rate.

«It all comes down to balancing your risk over your intellectual property against the cost of developing on your own.»

But when the possible consequences of war include the destruction of humankind and the permanent defacement of the entire natural and human world, we do not know how to balance benefits against such costs.

«Against the underlying balance of available funds we have, as mentioned above, invested strongly in player acquisitions during the summer at a total transfer in cost of more than # 90 million with additional significant commitments to player wages, agent's fees and performance related contingencies on top of that.»

German chancellor Angela Merkel is trying to balance between commands of globalists (sanctions against Russia at any costs) and needs of German economy.

Union leaders say the district is retaliating against the teachers, while the district says the cuts are needed to balance the building's budget, as the aides hired to perform those supervisory duties cost an additional $ 571,000.

They add that the added convenience and lower cycle costs with use of cryopreserved oocytes must be balanced against the lower live birth rates.

Individuals who successfully balance the benefits of risk avoidance against energy costs (missed opportunities to eat) have a greater chance of survival.

Many other animals make these sorts of judgements, balancing the risk of being eaten against the cost of having to run away, which might mean losing out on a food source or a chance to mate.

Professor Thomas's team used the Judgement or J - value to balance the cost of a safety measure against the increase in life expectancy it achieves.

But Tebas notes that the cost of antiretrovirals also is high and that any calculation would have to balance one against the other.

Each trap costs money and you need to balance the fee for the job against how much you spend on traps.

In summary, it is about striking the right balance by keeping risksunder control and judging the risk of doing something against the cost of not doing it.

Remember, good health and safety management is not about eliminating risks completely and banning activities, it is about striking the right balance — keeping risks within tolerable bounds, spending enough to make things safe enough, including judging the risk of doing something against the cost of not doing it.

For some colleges a merger is the only way to survive; creating more collaborative links or merging with another FE institution presents the most viable option of balancing cost - cutting against learning, teaching and assessment.

In each case, the question should be how to balance the protections afforded to students against the costs those requirements impose.

This is where schools have to strike the right balance between keeping risks under control «so far as is reasonably practicable» and judging the risk of doing something against the cost of not doing it, while taking into account the health and safety of employees and anyone else affected by a school's actions.

Elsewhere in the book, however, former treasury secretary Summers reminds readers that any returns of the Krueger program would need to be balanced against the cost of forgoing other policies, within education and beyond, and against the drag on the economy due to increased taxation.

In a similar vein, balance the cost of repairs to the car against the likely gain in dollar value.

If I offer to give you something of value in exchange for a few minutes of your time, or your email address, or for taking a survey, you'll balance what the cost is against your own perceived value of the «freebie.»

Once you dip below a certain key threshold, that balance between production cost and profitability starts to work against you.

Lenders often require you to a keep a minimum balance in your escrow account to protect against any unexpected cost increases.

Boomers must find a strategy that best balances the risk of outliving their wealth against the cost of unnecessarily restricting their consumption.

You have to balance the benefits of a buy - and - hold approach — such as lower taxes and transaction costs, the historical upward bias of the market and the peace of mind that comes from removing yourself psychologically from active investing — against the possibility of a major drawdown or a permanent loss of capital.

However a homeowner decides to procure the funds necessary for a home remodeling project, he should balance the costs of interest and closing costs against the benefits that will come from the work.

If the market value of the securities held short increases (moves against you), it will cost more to close short positions, and money will be journaled (transferred) from margin and increase the short credit balance.

«You have to balance that cost of hiring the attorney against the hundreds of thousands more that you would pay in interest if the error were allowed to stand.»

Deciding to Refinance Traditionally, the decision on whether or not to refinance has meant balancing the savings of a lower monthly payment against the costs of refinancing.

If your goal is to find a cost effective balance, you should determine the sweet spot where each payment pays down more principal than interest (25 years or lower amortization) and invest the money you would have put against the mortgage into a higher yield option.

If you want an even safer alternative, splitting your retirement savings between an annuity and a low - cost balanced portfolio, such as the MoneySense Global Couch Potato strategy, can increase your protection against longevity risk.

If a property is sold as the result of a mortgage default, but the sale does not generate enough money to pay the outstanding balance and all associated costs, fees and interest, the insurer will pay the shortfall to the bank and will then have the right to enforce against each borrower personally for the deficiency.

this figure is generally accepted as the safe margin when balancing the costs of refinancing a mortgage against the savings.

Monthly account analysis: we compare the cost of the services you use against your account balance, so you only pay for those services you actually use

We are unable at this time to predict the ultimate amount of our liabilities because the settlement of our existing liabilities could cost more than we anticipate and we may incur additional liabilities arising out of contingent claims that have not been quantified, are not yet reflected as liabilities on our balance sheet and have not been included in the estimated range of potential distributions, such as liabilities relating to claims that have not been resolved and claims or lawsuits that could be brought against us in the future.

For a cost of 99 cents per $ 100 of the average daily balance you can protect your credit rating against unexpected job loss or disability.

Even if you wrap your refinance costs into your mortgage balance, you need to weigh those costs against your savings.

This is because if the owner later decides to turn their PPOR into an investment property they are able to withdraw the cash from the offset account and claim all of the associated interest costs on their outstanding loan as a tax deduction (because the deductibility of interest costs are capped to the lowest principal balance the loan has ever been at whilst the property was a PPOR) whilst using the cash to offset against the new PPOR mortgage which is generating non tax - deductible interest.

Some deals offer cash to help cover costs, or fee - free deals; you should balance the total cost against what you would save in interest to see if it really is worth switching.

Traditionally, the decision on whether or not to refinance has meant balancing the savings of a lower monthly payment against the costs of refinancing.

Despite the energy (and costs) involved, my parents always found that the rewards of being a small business owner were enough to tip the balance against the blood, sweat, and tears they poured into their businesses.

They also get a deficiency judgment against the borrower for the difference between the loan balance plus costs and interest and what the lender got for the property at the foreclosure sale.

Your Double - Up payment is applied directly against the principal balance of your mortgage, which cuts down the life of your mortgage and saves interest costs.

However, we have to balance the money we have spent on veterinary costs against what a dog can be adopted for in order to continue helping Italian Greyhounds needing re-homed throughout the country.

Speed of answer and low cost have to be balanced against the relatively high diagnostic failure rate.

If you are struggling with credit card payments, you need to weigh the cost of carrying a balance on the Citi Simplicity card against the costs of your current card.

But it is a bold economic calculus that balances the increase in sewage costs against the decline in lyric poetry.»

Of course, this has to be balanced against the cost of inaction.