Sentences with phrase «than the fair cost»

Why should he get more than the fair cost of his work?

Not exact matches

Is it fair to say that the game is to cut costs faster than revenue declines and --

Much of the problem, Miller explained, is that Americans are already shouldering more than their fair share of pharmaceutical companies» costs: While the U.S, accounts for only 4.6 % of the total world population, it makes up about 40 % of the world's drug spending, and the bulk of pharma companies» profits, he said.

While our assessment of Allianz's fair value dropped right after Gross left, it now exceeds our previous value estimate due to better than expected fund flows, the company's cost saving measures and a weaker euro.

The stock's fair market value at the time of the gift is less than your original cost basis — for example, $ 8 per share.

But fair warning, the cost may be much higher than a $ 10 ticket.

It's a fair argument to suggest that he would cost more than his former teammate as ultimately he's scoring goals for fun and is still providing for others.

Arsenal have made our fair share of last minute or «panic» buys but at least the likes of Andre Santos and Kim Kallstrom did not cost us too much, other than our pride and dignity.

The Merseyside club have struggled to make up ground in the top four race and look set to complete a third successive season without securing qualification for the Champions League but rather than setting their sights on established experienced talents, Liverpool are looking to strengthen their squad in a more cost effective manner mindful of the up and coming UEFA FPP (Financial Fair Play) guidelines.

- A fair cap on household benefits - not one that costs more than it saves, and which takes account of housing costs in different parts of the country — with an independent body, like the Low Pay Commission, advising on whether the cap should be higher in high - cost housing areas like London, but potentially lower in other parts of the country;

thus this practice will end up costing the taxpayer much more money in the long run, while perpetuating the handing out of jobs through the political patronage system, rather than a more fair civil service testing system which assures better qualified people being placed in the positions.

The study, which involved experiments in supermarkets, shows that the higher prices consumers were willing to pay for conservation grade palm oil — akin to Fair Trade programs — more than made up for companies» costs of providing conservation land.

That said, now that I'm in the maintenance regimen, the cost is more than fair for peace of mind and wonderful skin ($ 100 every 3 - 4 months, I guess).

To make the comparison a fair one, we used the same criteria to describe a «typical date night» (the meal, the wine, the movie, the taxi) and, converting global prices into NZD, we discovered that the average cost of a date worldwide is $ 118 (making a NZ night out pricer than the global average!).

More than 60 percent of employers rate high - school graduates» skills in basic English and math as fair or poor; one study estimates the cost to a single state's employers for remedial training at nearly $ 40 million a year.

Once a decline in fair value is determined to be other - than - temporary, an impairment charge is recorded to other income (expense), net and a new cost basis in the investment is established.

Such an extensive list of enhancements doesn't come for free, and the 2015 Porsche Boxster GTS and Porsche Cayman GTS cost a fair bit more than the models on which they are based.

Of course, the Armada also costs $ 30,000 less than the Cadillac, so the comparison isn't all that fair.

All of the extra complexity of the convertible top cost a fair bit more to design, engineer and manufacture, so it's no surprise that the 4 Series Convertible's bottom is also a bit heavier than the coupe.

They were more than fair on my trade - in and I didn't have to haggle over the cost of my new Jeep (the reason I've been putting off a new car - I typically DREAD the process).

Chrysler introduced its new and much - needed 2015 200 at the 2014 Detroit auto show («Performance and Style,» Feb. 3, 2014), trumpeting that to cut new - car development costs, the model has more than its fair share of Fiat / Alfa bits.

Trouble is, it costs a fair bit more than a comparably equipped version of the related Golf or Jetta, which offer many of the same virtues, plus far better rear - seat and cargo room.

It gives you far higher per - book earnings than traditionally published authors are receiving (even those whose ebooks are selling for $ 10 +), it gives the readers a deal when compared to most traditionally published ebooks, and it's often considered a fair price by those who feel that digital books should cost less than the dead - tree variety since paper, ink, and shipping aren't a part of the equation.

I think if there are those who believe that a quality book should cost less than a 10 minute experience for a cup of coffee, then they should enjoy the lower price tier of books, and spend a fair amount of time with authors whose product might not have had the same attention or resources brought to bear.

* Let's assume, for the moment, that commercial publishers suddenly change their contracting patterns to be simultaneously fairer to the authors and more flexible in their own pricing by redefining «deep discount» to mean «sold at a price less than 200 % of the actual per - copy production cost established by printer invoice.»

While the OverDrive contract seems fair, Jones said she is concerned that e-books purchased from OverDrive sometimes cost more than heavily discounted print books.

I have only asked more than $ 10 for one of my books — and that is the three - in - one version of the Trilogy; the cost of it works out to the same cost as the three separate volumes, so I think that's quite fair.

It's fair to say that most self - published authors do not break even with their publishing costs — this is based on the fact that the average self - published author sells less than 200 copies and likely laid out at least some cash to publish in the first place — for example, in freelance editorial services.

While it is great to attend book fairs in person to promote your title and interact with show attendees, we understand that traveling cross-country can be much easier and cost effective as a book than it can be as a person.

I suggest making those payments proportionate to your respective incomes because that is, in fact, fairer than splitting costs 50 - 50.

However, if the actual cost is less than the fair market value of such asset as on 31st of January, 2018, the fair market value will be deemed to be the cost of acquisition.

Neil Gross, executive director of investor rights group FAIR Canada, says for the most part Canadian consumers are too complacent in terms of tolerating fees from companies such as banks, rather than switching to lower - cost options such as credit unions or some of the emerging financial technology startups.

To be fair, Dave is right on one point: No matter how you do the math, paying off a loan in six years, costs more than paying one off in two years.

If you have a Chase Sapphire Preferred credit card, and you probably should if you do a fair amount of traveling (to see why check out our Best Reward Card for Travelers article) and if you book lodging with Hotels.com (which you should at least consider for reasons we'll explain momentarily), it's possible to use the two together to get discounts and benefits totaling more than 20 % of the cost of your hotel.

• VA home loans are assumable, as long as the person who is assuming the loan is qualified • Since closing costs are limited by the VA, you won't be asked to pay more than what is considered a fair price • You can prepay a VA home loan without paying a penalty

In this case, fair value seems a much better measure for the performing loans than amortized cost, simply because it is possible that an event of default on the performing loans will be measured by fair value rather than amortized cost.

Short - term securities: Investments in securities with maturities of less than sixty days when acquired or long - term securities, which are within sixty days of maturity are estimated by using the amortized cost method of valuation, which the Manager and the Board have determined will approximate fair value.

There are no immediate tax consequences to the survivors, other than an adjustment to the cost base of the property, which is increased by the Fair Market Value of the newly acquired portion of the property.

First, a donor giving virtual currency held short term (ie: less than one year) as a capital asset will be able to deduct the lesser of cost basis or fair market value up to 50 % of adjusted gross income.

If the transfer takes place at a price above cost, (but less than fair market value) the capital gains exemption can be utilized up to a maximum lifetime amount of $ 750,000 per transferor.

It's not fair to compare brokerage costs of $ 25 a month, since it would cost much more than that for individual investors to invest in 7 - 8 ETFs themselves, which is the typical size of a StashAway portfolio

A fair warning when buying a Pomeranian puppy: some puppies may cost more than they are worth.

A DVD cost less than Blu Ray for a reason and I think a standard $ 40 should be fair for it..

Usually when I write a review I'll just add the value for money in the score bar at the bottom and not mention much about it other than in a summary, this games pricing has been set up differently to what we usually see, for example you can buy the full game for about # 30 OR if you're an online multiplayer fanatic and only want to play that part of the game you can buy the Multiplayer version for # 20, now if you've bought the multiplayer and fancy expanding to the full game it will cost you # 15 for the single player being # 5 over the original price, most will think that this is fair, you can get the multiplayer element cheaper and test it out, if you like it you can then grab the campaign, well, this is where it gets dark.

If you want to go racing, it'll cost you a fair bit more than any other end game I can think of (whales not included).

Seriously, a round - trip Bolt Bus ticket to the free (and better) Artist - Run Art Fair costs less money than entrance to most mega-fairs.

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One Planet Living principle Masdar Target ZERO CARBON 100 per cent of energy supplied by renewable energy — Photovoltaics, concentrated solar power, wind, waste to energy and other technologies ZERO WASTE 99 per cent diversion of waste from landfill (includes waste reduction measures, re-use of waste wherever possible, recycling, composting, waste to energy) SUSTAINABLE TRANSPORT Zero carbon emissions from transport within the city; implementation of measures to reduce the carbon cost of journeys to the city boundaries (through facilitating and encouraging the use of public transport, vehicle sharing, supporting low emissions vehicle initiatives) SUSTAINABLE MATERIALS Specifying high recycled materials content within building products; tracking and encouraging the reduction of embodied energy within material sand throughout the construction process; specifying the use of sustainable materials such as Forest Stewardship Council certified timber, bamboo and other products SUSTAINABLE FOOD Retail outlets to meet targets for supplying organic food and sustainable and or fair trade products SUSTAINABLE WATER Per capita water consumption to be at least 50 per cent less than the national average; all waste water to be re-used HABITATS AND WILDLIFE All valuable species to be conserved or relocated with positive mitigation targets CULTURE AND HERITAGE Architecture to integrate local values.

Weitzman points out that any quantity - based structure such as Kyoto necessarily multiplies transaction costs: «It is easier to negotiate one price than n quantities — especially when the one price can be interpreted as «fair» in terms of equality of effort,» he writes.

Treating junk food related deseases cost more than oil wars and we accept it because we have been repeatedly told that is a fair demand.