Sentences with phrase «per cent of cost»

A report prepared for the Residential Construction Council of Ontario (RESCON), written by researcher Will Dunning, estimates that up to 30 per cent of the cost of new housing in the GTA is now attributable to direct and indirect government charges.

The minimum commission fee is 1.5 per cent of the cost of the apartment.

«On average, young Canadians told us they expected to be able to amass a down payment representing 15.4 per cent of the cost of a new home by the time they are ready to make a purchase,» says Palacio.

Closing costs may run from 13 to 20 per cent of the cost of a $ 50,000 property.

The beauty of real estate is the ability to secure a loan for at least 65 per cent of the cost, leaving the investor to put up only 35 per cent but allowing him to earn on 100 per cent.

According to an official, customers can look to save up to 25 per cent of the cost.

There were also savings — outsourcing ended up being less than 10 per cent of the cost of a full - time equivalent lawyer.

Even before the price of oil crashed, revenue generated from Alberta's shrunken taxes on personal income and corporate profits covered only about 40 per cent of the cost of public services, compared to about 60 per cent in other provinces.

... the cost of powering a plug - in hybrid with average - cost residential electricity would be about 40 per cent of the cost of powering the same vehicle with today's approximately $ 2.50 / gallon gasoline, or, said another way, for the consumer to be able to buy fuel in the form of electricity at the equivalent of $ 1 / gallon gasoline.

When one takes into consideration the different efficiencies of liquid - fueled and electric propulsion, then where the rubber meets the road the cost of powering a plug - in hybrid with average - cost residential electricity would be about 40 per cent of the cost of powering the same vehicle with today's approximately $ 2.50 / gallon gasoline, or, said another way, for the consumer to be able to buy fuel in the form of electricity at the equivalent of $ 1 / gallon gasoline.

The City of Toronto is offering interest - free loans to cover up to 49 per cent of the cost of a renewable energy project.

Patti Brown, a RE / MAX Hallmark sales representative with the Susan Chell Team in Ottawa, estimates just the closing costs can be upwards of two per cent of the cost of the house.

But, just like the SportActive, the SUV tyre will be approximately 80 per cent of the cost of its equivalent sized rivals.

Schools can also purchase apprenticeship training via the co-investment model whereby the school contributes 10 per cent of the cost with the government paying for the rest.

But vaccinations are expensive and can cost Chilean operators as much as 30 per cent of cost of raising each fish.

According to the homelessness charity Shelter, the result of these changes is that private sector tenants today bear 70 per cent of the cost of their rents.

According to a Child Poverty Action Group survey child benefit for your first boy or girl covered 14 per cent of the cost of raising a child.

The report, written by Dr John Louth and Professor Trevor Taylor, shows that when a contract for defence equipment is placed with a UK supplier, 35 per cent of the cost is recovered through personal and corporate taxes as those employees building the equipment live and work in the UK and pay taxes here.

They can also help lower project costs to as little as 10 per cent of the cost of a full refurbishment.

Up to 89 per cent of the cost of a packet of cigarettes is the excise duty levied by the Treasury, prompting pro-smoking group Forest to argue cigarettes are almost a fully nationalised product.

As a result it was subsidising 70 per cent of the cost of the training courses.

Mr Lee estimates he saves about 1 per cent of his cost base by invoicing in renminbi with his Chinese partners.

With today's housing prices, a home inspection is about.09 per cent of the cost of your home's value.

He said the contractor has removed 50 per cent of costs from when it started production and is looking at how to remove another 50 per cent as it gets into full production, making it «an affordable airplane» to the U.S. government.

As with all airlines, fuel is the single largest expense for WestJet, accounting for 30 per cent of its costs.

Feed represents around 50 per cent of our costs and this has gone up massively.

The report, published in July 1997, recommended that students should pay 25 per cent of the costs of tuition.

He is asking the companies to trim the amount of government cash they want from about 35 to 40 per cent of costs to 25 to 30 per cent.

For example, if your grant is 50 per cent of costs and you submit a claim for # 4,000 we will pay you # 2,000.

«When 80 per cent of your costs are staffing, there is only one area that a school can look at to control its costs.

«Silicon makes up about 70 per cent of costs for Suntech, a key reason it has been locking up supply with long - term deals.

The report finds that bus rapid transit systems can carry up to two million passengers a day at less than 15 per cent of the costs of a metro.

Schools, charities and the public sector can receive up to 50 per cent of costs up to # 1 million in grants.

Over the last eleven years in the LAWPRO claims portfolio, conflicts of interest claims ranked fifth by both count (1,322 claims) and cost ($ 6.0 million), accounting for 6.4 per cent of claims reported and 9.7 per cent of costs, respectively.

King also supported further education for his staff, offering to pay 50 per cent of the costs of any courses his employees successfully completed.

The most profitable project on the national level was upscale siding replacement, recouping 88 per cent of costs upon resale.

Wood deck additions and wood window replacements also returned more than 80 per cent of costs, at 85 per cent and 81 per cent, respectively.

Not exact matches

Countries actually generate revenue from printed currency, thanks to «seigniorage,» or the difference between the cost of production (roughly 9 cents per bill) and its face value.

Thus, the solar electricity producer with storage might have a total cost of 5.5 cents per kWh, assuming no further improvements in the photovoltaic cells.

The accord was reached after mediation, and provides an average recovery of about 11 cents per share, or 7 cents per share after possible legal fees and costs, court papers show.

Continental posted net income of $ 233.9 million, or 63 cents per share, compared with $ 469,000, or less than a penny per share, in the year - ago quarter, when oil prices plummeted - and the company's production costs were higher.

Walter Spracklin of RBC Capital Markets said increased costs from the delay means that Bombardier will need to sell more than 800 aircraft to break even, or 12 per cent market share over the next 20 years.

An Environmental Defense Fund - commissioned study by consultancy ICF International found that Canada's oil and gas industry could achieve a 45 per cent methane emission reduction at an average cost of $ 2.76 per tonne of carbon dioxide equivalent.

The cost of live customer care averages at about $ 7.5 per call as against the cost of automated customer care systems that are pegged at just 35 cents per call.

OTTAWA — Rising gasoline and car prices fuelled the first significant spike in Canada's cost of living since February last month, lifting the annual inflation by half a point to 1.2 per cent — still low by historial standards.

The major contributors in June were a 4.6 - per - cent increase in gasoline prices at the pump, and a two - per - cent hike in the cost of purchasing a new motor vehicle, which Statistics Canada attributed to smaller monthly price declines compared to June 2012.

«(With an alternative lender), the interest rates are higher, the qualifying rate is higher than if you were going with a traditional bank and they are going to charge one per cent of the mortgage amount (as a lender's fee) for closing, so that means your closing costs increase.»

Add to that the fact that five of six Canadian clubs are currently within $ 800,000 of the salary cap, and our teams are unable to satisfy the criteria set out in the Fan Value Index: Overall standing (60 per cent), Payroll (10 per cent), Fan Cost Index as established by Team Marketing Report (30 per cent).

Industry analyst Tim Condor of Wells Fargo estimated the incident could cost parent company Carnival Corp. as much as 10 cents per share, or nearly $ 80 million, in lost revenue, reimbursements and repair costs.

Regionally, prices were higher in all provinces except British Columbia, which recorded its third consecutive month of disinflation, chiefly attributed to a one - per - cent decrease in food costs.