«To give some sense of this, the opioid crisis is a problem that is magnitudes of order
larger than the costs associated with weather - related disasters in 2017,» said Goetz.
The gains from such policies appear to be only somewhat
larger than their costs.
Often times, if you don't have a policy in force, the landlord will fine you an amount that's far
larger than the cost of renters insurance would be for that month, so it's a false economy to cancel renters insurance when you're unemployed.
The cost of integrating large, conventional power plants onto the power system in Texas is more than 17 times
larger than the cost of reliably integrating wind energy.
The damages avoided by climate mitigation could be
larger than the cost of mitigation, yet they are invisible in most IAMs.
High deductibles prevent small claims of any sort because the amount you have to come up with first is
larger than the cost of the claim itself in so many cases.
Not exact matches
When that happens, the demographic pinch is likely to force China's economy to switch from low -
cost exporter to advanced welfare state faster
than any
large nation has ever done before.
Because regulatory compliance has a high fixed
cost, small businesses face a
larger per - employee
cost of adhering to government regulations
than big companies.
We found that small businesses are hit particularly hard by regulatory compliance, with regulations
costing them over $ 10,000 per employee, 36 % higher
than the
cost to
larger businesses.
(The ACA has been in effect for
larger employers — those with 100 or more employees — since the beginning of 2015) This is called the employer mandate, and generally speaking, such business owners must offer plans that cover a minimum of 60 percent of plan expenses, and must
cost no more
than 9.5 percent of an employee's annual household income.
Philips Lighting, the world's
largest maker of lights, reported better -
than - expected core fourth - quarter earnings on Friday, underpinned by
cost - cutting and lower research and development expenses.
Tyler Law, a spokesman, said in a statement that Ryan «sees what is coming in November and is calling it quits rather
than standing behind a House Republican agenda to increase healthcare
costs for middle - class families while slashing Social Security and Medicare to pay for his handouts to the richest and
largest corporations.»
Today, The Machine, now part of HPE, is the
largest R&D project in the history of Hewlett - Packard; Whitman estimates the total
cost at more
than $ 500 million.
The
cost of electricity from
large - scale solar installations now is comparable to and sometimes cheaper
than natural gas - fired power, even without incentives aimed at promoting environmentally friendly power, according to industry players and outside
cost studies.
According to one 2010 assessment, companies that help
large corporations manage their internal printing
costs have stumbled upon a global market that's expanding by more
than 30 % annually.
«The reality is that the per - kilometre
cost on a small aircraft is significantly higher
than a
larger aircraft that operates between major cities because the
costs are divided by a much higher number of passengers,» he said.
Overall, hefty entry fees per class help such studios offset expenses that include high rents in
large metro areas, bikes that can
cost more
than $ 1,000 each, and extensive plumbing and HVAC renovations often required to keep cyclists cool during difficult workouts.
One reason is that small companies are leaner
than large companies, so huge
cost curtailment risks cutting beyond fat and into muscle.
Case in point: a family that used to spend hundreds per month going out to the movies can now binge - watch all four seasons of House of Cards on Netflix in 30 days for less
than the
cost of a
large popcorn.
Dimon said the Bear acquisition ended up
costing J.P. Morgan $ 20 billion, in
large part because of fines, which Dimon said was way more
than he and his team were expecting.
The watch, which
costs $ 250, has a 1.56 inch round screen, which is smaller
than most, but still looks a bit
large on the wrist.
That's a tough challenge for small companies whose foreign - exchange transactions are typically not
large enough to qualify for the low -
cost «Interbank Rates» reserved for currency swaps of more
than $ 5 million.
As the nation's single
largest employer, with more
than 1.5 million workers, acquiring an insurer could ostensibly help Walmart bring down health
costs for its own workforce.
He adds that IT budgets are also far
larger than what it
costs to use Gartner's services, which bodes well for the business.
He points to a
large manufacturing company that realized a 90 - minute weekly meeting autopiloted by midlevel managers — and scheduled by an assistant —
cost more
than $ 15 million annually in wasted time.
Utilities and manufacturing industries have
large infrastructure
costs that generally make up a much greater portion of their spending
than salaries.
Some comments generally argued that the compliance
cost estimates presented in the 2016 RIA were understated, and that therefore the
cost savings from a delay in the applicability of all or some of the requirements of the Fiduciary Rule and PTEs would be
larger than estimated above.
But there is a Moto G4, and its
larger screen, superior camera and faster processor
cost just a bit more
than the G4 Play ($ 50 or # 39).
HOUSTON ConocoPhillips, the world's
largest independent oil and gas exploration and production company, posted a bigger -
than - expected first - quarter profit on Thursday, helped by rising crude prices and
cost cuts.
Only with bonds it's even harder to create a diversified portfolio using individual bonds on your own unless you (a) have a
large amount of capital (typically bonds are sold in lots of $ 10,000 or $ 100,000) and (b) know how to trade bonds on the open market (transaction
costs can be
larger for bonds
than stocks because of the spreads and lack of liquidity).
But for Mr Fitzgibbon, the story is much greater
than a simple focus on lowering
costs and smoothing out complexity within the many - layered healthcare system, which includes pharmacies, pharmaceutical companies,
large medical groups and insurers.
One in four retirees, for instance, say the long - term care
costs are
larger than they expected.
In this case the «
cost» of financial repression to households was the gap between nominal GDP growth and nominal lending rates, plus an additional 1 - 1.5 % to account for the
larger than normal gap between the lending rate and the deposit rate.
Recently, reported U.S. earnings have been mixed, with some
large companies surprising on the downside due to a combination of rising
costs and weaker
than expected sales, giving rise to concerns that the trend of total profits may be heading lower.
WASHINGTON (AP)-- U.S. productivity fell in the April - June quarter by a
larger amount
than first estimated, while labor
costs accelerated sharply.
Conversely,
larger companies with over 1400 orders per month pay about the same or less for labor and storage
costs than going with a 3PL company.
For all plan sizes, total plan
costs averaged 89 basis points in 2013, down from 102 basis points in 2009;
larger plans experienced significantly lower
costs than the average for all plans.
Data shows that while participants in
larger plans clearly benefit from scale, some small plans managed to pay significantly less in
costs than others:
costs for plans in the $ 1 million to $ 10 million segment ranged widely, from 68 basis points to 153 basis points.
Having your interest spike up to this amount can be a much
larger cost, over time,
than a simple $ 35 late fee.
It
costs about $ 2,348 to insure your car in the Alamo City, Texas's second
largest city - about 7 % more
than the the state average.
The argument from Gavin and other who supported increasing the transaction capacity by this method are essentially there are economies of scale in mining and that these economies have far bigger centralisation pressures
than increased resource
cost for a
larger number of transactions (up to the new limit proposed).
In the middle third of the U.S., wind farms have an all - in
cost that is less
than a third that of a new natural gas - fired plant, and wind power is also well below the
cost of power from
large - scale solar farms.»
That people were having to pay
large fees to conduct transactions because now this is no better
than fiat currency because it's
costing so much to conduct transactions.
On average, home buyers in California cities like Los Angeles, San Diego and San Francisco make
larger down payments
than buyers in other markets across the U.S. And when you factor in the relatively high housing
costs in the Golden State, this initial investment can seem like quite a hurdle.
Smaller companies are generally subject to greater price fluctuations, limited liquidity, higher transaction
costs and higher investment risk
than larger, more established companies.
This automatically pushed a
large part of the
cost of distribution to the agents rather
than expend their resources to build a distribution network.
The
largest component of the decision is whether or not the firm believes that accepting Bitcoin will increase overall revenue and generate profits that are greater
than or equal to the
cost of implementing Bitcoin payments into their platform.
Rises in other indicator rates on loans to small businesses have, on average, tended to be
larger than this as some banks have raised some rates independent of monetary policy moves (including by some banks to recoup the
costs of the GST).
These gains should more
than offset marginally higher borrowing
costs for Berkshire's BNSF railroad and Berkshire Hathaway Energy, which finance their
large capital investments with borrowed money.
The weighted average of the MERs charged by the component ETFs works out to about 21 basis points per year, which means the Sleepy Portfolio
costs about $ 275 every year or about 75 cents a day — less
than half the
cost of a
large double - double these days.