Speed is also a factor: Cost-plus deals diminish negotiating time once the contractor's fee has been set.
The first stage in the cycle is that of factor-driven economies which focus on low-cost basic factor conditions, such as low-skilled labour, natural resources and geographic location.
Companies also need to factor in the cost of voice and data, development, management and support.
The biggest factor behind the cost conundrum, however, is that insurers lack market power.
The cost factor was underscored this week, after one of the Navy's unmanned aircraft crashed in Maryland.
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Any buyer would have to factor in the cost of marking down National City's loan portfolio, and that would prove too costly.
Not surprisingly, by far the biggest factor in the cost of electricity generated by solar is the installation costs for a system.
When doing the sums, Mr Worstall might want to factor in the cost to taxpayers of those free-riding companies that are failing to discharge their basic responsibilities.
As the cost factor shrinks, adoption of LED lighting climbs.
If the cost of tenting, outdoor bathrooms and county permits isn't enough to send a wedding budget spiraling out of proportion, Walter Reeves says to factor in the cost of renting an aerator or even investing in new sod.
With industry-wide challenges in scaling current areal density technologies, this new platform allows HGST to design seven-platter drives in a standard 3.5-inch form factor that will cost-effectively extend the capacity and cost-per-gigabyte curve for many product generations to come.
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However, the detractors of solar do not factor in all of the subsidies given to non-renewable energy (hundreds of billions of dollars a year in the USA), and they do not factor in the cost of our military to secure foreign oil supplies or our ongoing medical costs due to air pollution.
"Ultimately, yes, I need it, but cost did factor into it, " she says.
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In the long run, the limiting factor will not be cost, but rather the challenge of integrating an intermittent solar resource into the power grid.
Yet industry experts say the biggest factor has been the rising cost of the industry's new investment boom.
Surprisingly, not many respondents cited cost as a factor.
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With 530 athletes representing the United States at the opening ceremony on July 27, it is reasonable to assume that the USOC made cost an important factor when ordering the snappy uniforms, designed by the quintessential U.S.A. brand, Ralph Lauren, but made in China.
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Mr. TZAU: Yes, the cost is an important factor when people buy the goods.
Ms. Rees-Mogg, who has five full-time employees, says cost was a big factor in recently choosing SAP's offering.
Financial cost is but one factor in the professional development option you choose.
That cost insulation is the principle factor driving the explosion of health care spending.
Even if you factor in how fracking has reduced the cost of gas in many regions, the pricing trends generally point toward renewables.
There, a programme called Factor helps acts with everything from the cost of fuel for a tour van to major international marketing campaigns.
In fact, the Judge took pains to emphasize that cost should not be a factor in the determination of whether to grant medical treatment.
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Genencor's Jack Huttner, who runs the company's biorefinery business, says the cost must come down by another factor of one or two.
Some women may be wary of taking an antidepressant for menopausal symptoms, and cost also may be a negative factor, the physician noted.
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