Sentences with phrase «consumers pay the cost»

In the end, consumers pay the cost of marketing.

Q: Should fossil fuel producers and consumers pay the cost of that solution?

Not exact matches

Voice roaming calls, said Monique Goyens, the director general of the Brussels - based group, typically cost three times what consumers pay domestically; data roaming charges can be up to 50 times what consumers pay in their home markets.

«U.S. consumers who would pay a lot of those costs.»

«If cost - sharing subsidy payments are pulled, insurers would still have to provide lower deductible plans to low - income consumers, but they wouldn't get paid the $ 7 billion a year it costs to do that,» Levitt told Business Insider in an email.

The tariffs could create inflation as industries pay more for products made with steel or aluminum and pass the costs to consumers.

While investing in ethical systems and materials may require more costs up front, it can have a massive payoff (in addition to being the ethical choice): According to the study, 73 percent of consumers say they're willing to pay more for a product that promises total transparency.

Nothing against distributors, it's just nice to be able to set our own prices, to not absorb the cost of a middle - man, not have to raise our prices to support that... because when you do, the consumer ends up paying that cost.

If the rapid growth of the pet industry is any indication, consumers are willing to pay the cost of transporting their animals on vacation and when they move long distances.

That's because raising rates means sooner or later consumers will pay higher debt servicing costs.

Health insurance premiums rose, in some cases heftily, in many Obamacare markets as insurers prepared for Trump to end critical federal subsidies that help pay for consumers» out - of - pocket medical costs (a move the president eventually made) and the repeal of the individual mandate.

As the Apple iPhone X ups the ante on smartphone features and cost, some consumers are opting for «dumbphones» with limited features and are even willing to pay a premium.

In fact, when pressed on the issue, Verheul speculated that perhaps costs would not increase since Canadians already pays higher prices for pharmaceutical drugs than consumers in European countries such as the UK, France or Germany.

The facts are not right here, energy is cheap that means the cost of manufacturing and transporting of goods is low, food and consumers staples already more affordable, so what if a few American oil companies going out of business.the cost of producing oil in middle east is less than $ 10 / bl and we were paying more than $ 140 / bl for it, with that huge profit margin the big oil companies and oil producing nations became richer and the rest of us left behind, with the oil price this low the oil giants don't want to reduce the price at pump even a penny, because they are so greedy.worst case scenario is some CEOs bonuses might drop from $ 20 million to $ 15 millions I am sure they will survive.in terms of the stock market it always bounces back, after all it's just a casino like game.

So, we now know that consumers hate paying for shipping — but they hate being surprised with shipping costs even more.

Across economies, the entities that pay for healthcare — namely, governments, insurers, employers and consumers — are pressuring providers, drugmakers and medtech companies to stem the endless rise in costs.

A lot of people just take closing costs for granted and don't question them - you should be an informed consumer and ask your mortgage banker to walk you through each line item prior to closing in order to understand what you're paying for, how the cost is calculated, and whether it's necessary.

The New Banks have kept their corporate cash cows afloat while window - dressing owners» equity with unrealistic valuations of consumer debts that can not be paid, except at the cost of bankrupting the economy.

Instead, they are paying the same or higher prices for goods and services and more in consumer banking costs.

Consumers will see the impacts of these disruptions and higher cost alternatives in higher prices paid at the pump.»

Important factors that may affect the Company's business and operations and that may cause actual results to differ materially from those in the forward - looking statements include, but are not limited to, increased competition; the Company's ability to maintain, extend and expand its reputation and brand image; the Company's ability to differentiate its products from other brands; the consolidation of retail customers; the Company's ability to predict, identify and interpret changes in consumer preferences and demand; the Company's ability to drive revenue growth in its key product categories, increase its market share, or add products; an impairment of the carrying value of goodwill or other indefinite - lived intangible assets; volatility in commodity, energy and other input costs; changes in the Company's management team or other key personnel; the Company's inability to realize the anticipated benefits from the Company's cost savings initiatives; changes in relationships with significant customers and suppliers; execution of the Company's international expansion strategy; changes in laws and regulations; legal claims or other regulatory enforcement actions; product recalls or product liability claims; unanticipated business disruptions; failure to successfully integrate the Company; the Company's ability to complete or realize the benefits from potential and completed acquisitions, alliances, divestitures or joint ventures; economic and political conditions in the nations in which the Company operates; the volatility of capital markets; increased pension, labor and people - related expenses; volatility in the market value of all or a portion of the derivatives that the Company uses; exchange rate fluctuations; disruptions in information technology networks and systems; the Company's inability to protect intellectual property rights; impacts of natural events in the locations in which the Company or its customers, suppliers or regulators operate; the Company's indebtedness and ability to pay such indebtedness; the Company's dividend payments on its Series A Preferred Stock; tax law changes or interpretations; pricing actions; and other factors.

Some consumers inherently know and value quality, look - and - feel, and attention to detail, and are willing to pay a premium that far exceeds the financial costs of being vertically integrated.

MH: The problem of inadequate consumer demand to fuel an economic recovery does not lie with the cost of labor so much as with the fact that it is now normal for families to pay a quarter or even a third of their income for debt service.

Canadian lumber exporters had to pay U.S. duties for nine months of 2017, totalling about C$ 500 million, but managed to pass the cost on to their U.S. consumers.

Important factors that may affect the Company's business and operations and that may cause actual results to differ materially from those in the forward - looking statements include, but are not limited to, operating in a highly competitive industry; changes in the retail landscape or the loss of key retail customers; the Company's ability to maintain, extend and expand its reputation and brand image; the impacts of the Company's international operations; the Company's ability to leverage its brand value; the Company's ability to predict, identify and interpret changes in consumer preferences and demand; the Company's ability to drive revenue growth in its key product categories, increase its market share, or add products; an impairment of the carrying value of goodwill or other indefinite - lived intangible assets; volatility in commodity, energy and other input costs; changes in the Company's management team or other key personnel; the Company's ability to realize the anticipated benefits from its cost savings initiatives; changes in relationships with significant customers and suppliers; the execution of the Company's international expansion strategy; tax law changes or interpretations; legal claims or other regulatory enforcement actions; product recalls or product liability claims; unanticipated business disruptions; the Company's ability to complete or realize the benefits from potential and completed acquisitions, alliances, divestitures or joint ventures; economic and political conditions in the United States and in various other nations in which we operate; the volatility of capital markets; increased pension, labor and people - related expenses; volatility in the market value of all or a portion of the derivatives we use; exchange rate fluctuations; risks associated with information technology and systems, including service interruptions, misappropriation of data or breaches of security; the Company's ability to protect intellectual property rights; impacts of natural events in the locations in which we or the Company's customers, suppliers or regulators operate; the Company's indebtedness and ability to pay such indebtedness; the Company's ownership structure; the impact of future sales of its common stock in the public markets; the Company's ability to continue to pay a regular dividend; changes in laws and regulations; restatements of the Company's consolidated financial statements; and other factors.

Important factors that may affect the Company's business and operations and that may cause actual results to differ materially from those in the forward - looking statements include, but are not limited to, increased competition; the Company's ability to maintain, extend and expand its reputation and brand image; the Company's ability to differentiate its products from other brands; the consolidation of retail customers; the Company's ability to predict, identify and interpret changes in consumer preferences and demand; the Company's ability to drive revenue growth in its key product categories, increase its market share or add products; an impairment of the carrying value of goodwill or other indefinite - lived intangible assets; volatility in commodity, energy and other input costs; changes in the Company's management team or other key personnel; the Company's inability to realize the anticipated benefits from the Company's cost savings initiatives; changes in relationships with significant customers and suppliers; execution of the Company's international expansion strategy; changes in laws and regulations; legal claims or other regulatory enforcement actions; product recalls or product liability claims; unanticipated business disruptions; failure to successfully integrate the business and operations of the Company in the expected time frame; the Company's ability to complete or realize the benefits from potential and completed acquisitions, alliances, divestitures or joint ventures; economic and political conditions in the nations in which the Company operates; the volatility of capital markets; increased pension, labor and people - related expenses; volatility in the market value of all or a portion of the derivatives that the Company uses; exchange rate fluctuations; risks associated with information technology and systems, including service interruptions, misappropriation of data or breaches of security; the Company's inability to protect intellectual property rights; impacts of natural events in the locations in which the Company or its customers, suppliers or regulators operate; the Company's indebtedness and ability to pay such indebtedness; tax law changes or interpretations; and other factors.

For instance, in the traditional banking service model, if someone buys a watch using a credit card, the merchant needs to pay the issuer an interchange fee of 1 % - 3 % plus a flat fee, which is eventually passed on to the consumer as a cost.

Little attention is paid to the much greater number of businesses, workers and consumers that not only survive but thrive and benefit from improved market access and lower costs of imported goods.

Supermarket cost war and Black Friday bargains motivate buyers to bring Xmas paying forward The ongoing grocery store cost war and on - line revenue drove the strongest British isles retail income progress in much more than a quarter of a century this thirty day period, as consumers rushed out to bag...

A business model explains which consumer pain your startup chooses to relieve, why your solution works better than competing ones and how big a wedge a company can drive between what customers are willing to pay and the costs.

She noted that consumers have a tendency to take an «ignorance is bliss» approach when it comes to investing in tools to improve their health — particularly in healthcare where consumers don't pay related costs directly.

Some economists say the effects of lowering the federal government's credit rating to AA from AAA can be measured in the billions of dollars in increased borrowing costs for the government, and in the billions more that consumers, corporations, states and municipalities will have to pay for their credit.

Today's market rates are so low that consumers can have the lender pay their costs, and still receive a very low rate.

The liability is estimated between $ 2.5 billion and $ 3.5 billion; if paid off by borrowing, the cost to consumers could increase from $ 350 million to $ 500 million.

As an entrepreneur looking to disrupt the legal industry, Browder is very critical of lawyers and legal services that too are often cost - prohibitive, shutting out those who can't afford to pay fees necessary to escalate a small consumer complaint.

Currently 34 states, now limit interest rates on a $ 2,000, 2 - year installment loan to no more than 36 percent, and once again, consumers would wind up paying the higher cost.

Once consumers» inflation expectations pick up, they typically demand higher pay, which can lead companies to raise prices to cover the costs.

Congressional Republicans have been balking at paying insurers for the ACA's required cost - sharing reductions for lower - income consumers.

Finally, it pays to be a choosy consumer of health care services, ask a lot of questions about the cost and necessity of services, and compare prices from different providers.

Of course these companies need to account for the rise in their costs, which means that consumers will have to pay more for their products.

«That can raise our cost on Budget $ aver items getting to the shelf, which means you have to raise your retail price, which means the consumer has to pay more.

A new research conducted at the University of Kent revealed that meat consumers in the UK are willing to pay an additional cost for British produce.

Under a «polluter pays» principle, the cost of the schemes will be paid by manufacturers, who will pass it on to consumers through price rises.

They work on much smaller margins and the price the consumer pays is in line with the added premiums provided to the farmer (often for quality in addition to organic certification), their own costs involved with organic certification, and the value added by actually roasting high quality beans that taste better.

However, consumers in countries with well developed organic sectors do pay a premium for organic goods, mainly because of higher consumer demand, more rigorous production standards, and the costs of certification, among other reasons.

Consumers pay for the marginal cost and thats where profits come from.

Trump will scrap subsidies to health insurance companies that help pay out - of - pocket costs of low - income people — a decision disclosed hours after he ordered potentially sweeping changes in the nation's insurance system, including sales of cheaper policies with fewer benefits and fewer protections for consumers.

This war has resulted in vastly increased policing and customs costs over the past 30 years, easily mimicked by the criminal groups supplying the demand because the price demanded is willingly paid by the consumer.

The resistance to tariff is due, partly, to the fact that consumers are paying for inefficiencies of utility companies especially costs arising from political decisions that had only served the interest of some political elites.

«The resistance to tariff is due, partly, to the fact that consumers are paying for inefficiencies of utility companies especially costs arising from political decisions that had only served the interest of some political elites,» the TUC said.