Sentences with phrase «increase in running costs»

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Today, after increasing in tandem over the years, Lantus costs $ 307.20 per vial and Levemir runs $ 322.80 for the same amount, based on average wholesale prices.

With reports of increased compensation running high, there is more pressure to pass these costs on in higher selling prices, although tax cuts and growing operating profits alleviate some of this pressure.

Management has a long - term target of achieving a contribution margin of 40 % in the U.S. by 2020, and it believes things are running ahead of plan because of higher than anticipated revenue growth and moderate increases in content and other streaming costs.

With growing pressure on costs and Google (NASDAQ: GOOG) and Facebook «s increasing dominance in digital advertising, Sorrell «s departure raises questions about whether the conglomerate needs to be run differently or split up.

From a year earlier, unit labor costs are up 1.9 % — running ahead of the increase in consumer prices.

Noting Walmart's ongoing high - profile fight with credit company Visa, and recent news that consumers in the U.K. are preparing a 19 billion - pound ($ 24.5 billion USD) class action lawsuit against MasterCard alleging unfair practices, he added, «Whether retailers are large or small, when credit card and related transaction fees for merchants run rampant, it directly and immediately increases the cost of doing business.

Meanwhile, a robust pace of input cost inflation persisted in February, while factory gate charges increased for the second month running.

The tax program is designed to encourage local governments to find ways to cut costs which, in the long run, could lead to reduced tax increases.

Cuts that increase child poverty will cost us more in the long run.

Since humans as a species tend to run with like - minded people, ads aimed at fans» friends have a better chance of reaching someone interested in the same topics, plus limited targeting tends to drop the cost and increase the ROI for an ad buy.

While goods purchased in the U.S. would be more expensive (at least in the short run), the resulting increase in jobs would cause an increase in INCOME to help offset the higher costs of products, as we spend our increased incomes.

That cost, double what it was in 2010, is among several increases the party imposed on candidates this year to recoup the expenses of running the convention, which traditionally loses money.

But if future studies find that by increasing compliance patients with the chip also decrease their risk of breaking a bone, then it could also help decrease medical care costs in the long run.

A further increase in speed and a decrease in cost are attained by running multiple instruments concurrently.

Exercise at the cost of great physical stress may backfire; what many think of as behaviors that keep us healthy and increase longevity — running or biking great distances, large doses of «hill repeats» or intervals in the swimming pool — can actually result in the opposite.

A study titled «The influence of wind resistance in running and walking and the mechanical efficiency of work against horizontal or vertical forces,» by LG Pugh, has shown that there is an increased energy cost of running on a solid surface, as opposed to on a treadmill, due to air resistance.

Also, people could use it, if not in conjunction with adrenaline or felyne temper, to speed run because of the flat damage boost at the cost of increased damage done to you.

And, in a time of increasing costs and decreasing revenues, some district leaders and food advocates worry whether 6 cents will allow schools to serve healthier fare, when the current federal reimbursement of $ 2.72 per free meal already has many school programs running in the red.

Included in the PowerPoint: a) Scarcity, Choice and Opportunity Cost - The Fundamental Economic Problem - The Meaning of Scarcity and the inevitability of choices at all levels (individual, firms, govt)- The basic questions of what will be produced ow and for whom - The Meaning of the term «Ceteris Paribus» - The Margin and Decision Making at the Margin - Sort run, long run, very long run b) Positive and Normative Statements - the distinction between fact and value judgements c) Factors of Production - the rewards to the factors of production: land, labour, capital and enterprise - Specialization and division of labour d) Resource Allocation in Different Economic Systems and Issues of Transition - decision making in market, planned and mixed economies - the role of the factor enterprise in a modern economy e) Production Possibility Curves - shape and shifts of the curve - constant and increasing opportunity costs f) Money - functions and characteristics in a modern economy - barter, cash and bank deposits, cheques, near money, liquidity g) Classification of Goods and Services - free goods, private goods (economic goods) and public goods - merit goods and demerit goods as the outcome of imperfect information by consumers PowerPoint Also Includes: - Key Terms for each Chapter - Activities - Multiple Choice and Essay questions from past exam papers.

Replacing low - VA teachers is therefore likely to be a more cost - effective strategy to increase teacher quality in the short run than paying to retain high - VA teachers.

In the face of budget cuts and the ever - increasing costs of running a school, head teachers are finding themselves asking: «How can we generate more income?»

The largest teachers» union local in the U.S., the United Federation of Teachers in New York City, accumulated dues revenue of $ 125.5 million in 2010 - 11, but still ran an $ 11.8 million deficit due to a 12.1 % increase in employee compensation costs.

Policy changes in the wake of the general election, cost pressures from increased national insurance and pension costs, and the fragmented landscape of academy, maintained, multi-academy and other school structures added to the difficulty of running balanced budgets and legally compliant buildings.

The New York Times ran an article recently about the increase in students attending community college across the country because the costs of higher education in general have skyrocketed.

The evidence demonstrates that turnarounds produce at best temporary small increases in test scores, but at the high cost of destabilizing schools and communities in the long run.

Ambitious execs see a relatively large increase in their MAT budget, and hence maybe their own salary and almost inevitably begin a process of cost cutting, often resulting in inexperienced «Heads of School» being put in place to provide pretty much all the required expertise to run the school.

# 100k is more than the top end at the moment (the V8 Autobiography will probably cost you # 90k with a few toys) and a more than 50 per cent increase on the current starting price for the RR (well, until the Vogue was dropped in favour of the run - out Westminster models).

With the cost of gasoline the highest it has been in a decade, Lake County drivers are noticing the money they spend on running their cars is increasing dramatically.

Our digital manga sales have been doing well, but as is the case with any company, there are always increases in the cost of running business.

Aside from the amount you borrowed, other factors can increase the total cost of your student loan in the long run.

You will find that you are developing habits that will cost you more in the long run, and unless you are a credit card user that pays off your full balance every month, you are building interest that increases the cost of the service or item for which you are paying.

The drop to junk status shows that the company could quickly run into difficulties in paying its debts, especially as the company will see its cost of capital increase and its financing options shrink as a result of the downgrade.

Putting off getting life insurance can cost you more in the long run, with increased premiums.

If, on the other hand, you expect your salary to moderately increase at some point, an income - driven plan could cost you more money in the long run.

She said she is less concerned with who runs animal control than in keeping costs down and increasing adoptions.

Treating a problem early increases the chance for success, minimizes discomfort for the pet and costs less in the long run.

Those high costs reflect an increasing demand for high - tech diagnostics and care rivalling that of human hospitals — though I would challenge anyone who thinks our fees are out of control in comparison to that of human hospitals, where a single exam in the ER can run you thousands of dollars.

Credit cards often increase your APR quite dramatically for even one violation, costing you hundreds of dollars in the long run.

Impacts of California's Five - Year (2012 - 2016) Drought on Hydroelectricity Generation — This comprehensive assessment of the costs to California of lost hydroelectricity during the five - year California drought (from October 2011 to the end of September 2016; the official California «water year» runs from October 1 to September 30) reveals an increase in electricity costs of approximately $ 2.45 billion, as well as a 10 percent increase in the release of carbon dioxide from California power plants due to the additional combustion of fossil fuels for electricity generation.

Whereas a five cent increase in the market price of gasoline might yield a 2.2 % reduction in gasoline consumption in the short - run, a 5 cent increase to the cost of gasoline due to the carbon tax, a level approximately equal to a carbon price of $ 25 per metric ton, generates a 10.6 % short - run reduction in gasoline demand.

It says electricity grids can accommodate up to 45 per cent wind and solar power «without significantly increasing power system costs in the long run».

Complaints focus on the environmental impacts of mountaintop removal mining, the projected high costs of carbon capture and storage, the human health dangers of large, rapid releases of carbon dioxide, the global warming risk posed by small levels leakage over long periods, increases in coal mining needed to run scrubbers as well as carbon capture and storage systems.

As the upfront cost may be rolled into existing mortgages, Musk argues that homeowners will see the net value of their homes increase, and reap thousands of dollars in savings over the long run (30 years in their calculations).

Instead of doing a detailed analysis of how fossil generators were compensated during the cold snap, or which plants may have been cheaper to run, NETL offers a deeply misleading back - of - the - envelope calculation: it multiplies the increase in the daily cost of electricity above an arbitrary baseline (see next section) by the number of days in the cold snap.

In the long run, it is more cost effective to obtain legal representation, rather than paying the fine which will result in an increase in your insurance rates for three years and remain on your record for seven yearIn the long run, it is more cost effective to obtain legal representation, rather than paying the fine which will result in an increase in your insurance rates for three years and remain on your record for seven yearin an increase in your insurance rates for three years and remain on your record for seven yearin your insurance rates for three years and remain on your record for seven years.

They can also run the risk of an adverse costs ruling and protracted litigation in the knowledge that, even if the claimant is able to commence the claim, their resources are likely to be finite and the pressure to agree to a settlement for less will therefore increase with time.

During the close to 5 years of construction from 1945 through to 1951, it was suggested by our tour guide that Mies and Farnsworth developed a friendship that may have amounted to a romance but that when Mies was more interested in architecture than in Dr. Farnsworth, they started to fight, culminating in unpleasantness and a lawsuit filed by Dr. Farnsworth for a run - up of increased costs (in response to the saying by Mies that «less is more ``, Dr. Farnsworth is reported as complaining that «Less is not more.

Ironically, the cuts may well increase government health costs in the long run as emergency care generally costs much more than the preventive care which is being eliminated.

The increase in the practising certificate fee is mainly attributable to the obligation imposed on the Law Society to pay the lion's share of the costs of setting up and running the LSB and OLC.

However, the cost of run - off cover has significantly increased in the past year.