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• The distributor bears the full cost of promoting a film.
• Siemens is moving production to low cost sites in Portugal and Mexico.
• The policy covers all major illnesses and includes children's cover at no extra cost.
• The company had to bring in skilled workers from abroad, often at high cost.
• The rising costs of land and labour have weakened the ship repair business in Singapore.
• Delays in construction could increase costs significantly.
• Kraft is seeking to cut costs by closing plants.
• Rents will be sufficient to cover costs (= pay for costs ) and allow the developer a profit.
• The difference between the historical cost and the current cost of resources used up is shown as an expense in the profit and loss account.
• The balance sheet value of £12 million represents a surplus over depreciated cost of £8.9 million.
• Our costs rose fairly modestly thanks to reduced growth in material costs and tighter management of discretionary costs.
• the major social and economic costs of a high level of unemployment
• We must ensure a free flow of mineral products at economic cost.
• Unusually high factor costs in the area make the London operation less profitable.
• Their retail branches are a fixed cost, so the more business they put through them the better.
• The holding costs for raw land aren't as high as for commercial and residential real estate, where buildings must be maintained.
• Child-resistant packaging is available at a low incremental cost.
• supervision, inspection, maintenance and other indirect costs
• Ayr had to demonstrate that they could manufacture at a landed cost competitive with other Digital plants.
• 70% of a product's total lifecycle cost is in the design, before it even gets built.
• Daimler said there would be a one-off cost of DM50 billion for fitting the anti-roll system to cars already produced.
• a company-wide programme to reduce operating costs
• The opportunity cost of sending a child to a fee-paying school is all the things that you can no longer afford to buy, such as a new car or a holiday abroad.
• A number of overhead costs are seasonal, eg heating and lighting.
• Your sum insured should be for the full replacement cost of all your possessions.
• Dellorto quality and finish ensures longer life, reliability and low running costs.
• Setup costs for a program to recycle paper can be repaid in a few months by sales.
• Where standard costs are used, they need to be reviewed frequently to ensure that they bear a reasonable relationship to actual costs.
• The original cost is a historical cost and is therefore an irrelevant sunk cost.
• Shareholders can sell their Exxon shares for a small transaction cost of 10 cents a share.
• The number of people seen is high - up to 100 patients a day - thus ensuring that unit costs are kept low.
• The variable costs start from zero, since labour and material are not consumed until production starts.
• This dress cost $75.
• How much did the work cost you?
• The meal cost a small fortune, but it was well worth it.
• What a fantastic dress. It must have cost a bomb!
• We'll get the plan costed before sending it to the board.
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Some people are reluctant to seek the help of a financial adviser because of the cost.
the cost of (doing) sth »What's the cost of an international call?
cut/lower/reduce the cost »If states shared the risk of catastrophic events, this would lower the cost for policyholders.
increase/raise/push up the cost »New standards will increase the cost of making and selling diesel vehicles.
the cost increases/rises/goes up »Raw material costs have risen faster than expected.
the cost goes down/drops/falls »The cost of farm subsidies is expected to fall thanks to large exports and healthy prices.
an increase/rise in the cost of sth »an increase in the cost of goods and services
travel/childcare/healthcare costs »All travel costs will be reimbursed by your employer.
legal/medical/insurance costs »Republican candidates offered tax credits to lower health insurance costs.
high/rising/spiralling cost(s) »Spiralling fuel costs have hit motorists hard.
additional/average/extra cost »The average cost of insuring a family car in 2011 was £360.
estimated/projected cost »Total projected cost is $2.5 billion.
cover/pay/meet the cost »A one-off disposal fee covers the cost of collection and recycling
at a cost of $4 billion/£150,000, etc. »plans to build ten new power stations at a cost of £2 billion each
the cost to sb »""What will the cost to taxpayers be?"" is the question on everyone's lips.
»Strategic alliances can provide growth at a fraction of the cost of going it alone.
»Apartments in Brooklyn often sell at half the cost of apartments in Manhattan.
Mass-market retailers often sell items such as bread and milk at cost to pull in customers.
»Supermarkets were accused of encouraging irresponsible drinking by selling beer and cider at below cost.
The amount paid for the lease should be entered as a cost in the profit and loss account.
»The depreciation of the value of equipment is treated as a cost.
We will help you run your business with less cost to the environment.
at a cost to sth »She continued in the job, but at a great cost to her health.
cost in sth »They felt that continuing with the project was not worth the cost in time and effort.
»considerable/enormous/great cost
Calls cost 60 cents per minute.
cost sb $1 million/£500,00, etc. »Deregulation allowed the company to fix electricity prices, costing consumers billions of dollars.
cost more/less than »Stamp duty is up to 3% on properties costing more than £250,000.
cost about/around/up to »luxury apartments costing up to £900,000 each
be expected/estimated to cost »The project, which was originally expected to cost $1 billion, is now estimated at $1.8 billion
cost as little/much as »Hundreds of items, some costing as little as $1, are for sale.
The airline folded, costing 3.000 jobs.
cost sb sth »Problems with our suppliers could cost us the opportunity to grow our business.
Has the project been costed yet?
cost sth at »The new rail line was costed at £150 billion.
Financial and business terms. 2012.