Generic-drug companies usually have lower research and development costs (relative to sales) than the big pharmaceutical houses.
Also, the Irish companies pay for some of research and development costs incurred at Apple's headquarters in Cupertino, Calif.
Earnings, however, decreased 37% because of higher selling, general and administrative expenses and a near doubling of research and development costs.
For his measure of profit, Resendes takes earnings before interest and depreciation, but after taxes, and also adds back research and development costs.
The result is vastly inflated research and development costs, less innovation and diminished exploitation of superior techniques and products that could offer more crop for the drop.
In computing alternative minimum taxable income, research and development costs have to be capitalized and amortized over ten years if you are not materially participating in the activities.
Here because of escalating research and development costs as well as shrinking budgets there is a need for solutions and products that are simple, less costly for everyday use.
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Some argue that research and development costs are investments for the future, the same as a new plant, and ought to be capitalized as assets and written down over a period of time.
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Under chief executive George Scangos, who took over two years ago, Biogen has focused its research and development costs on a handful of core programs, most of which are going to hit milestones by the end of the year.
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It's not actually clear whether Mr. Marchionne is factoring in research and development costs or whether he's talking purely of material costs, though Fiat's fate is hardly unique -- the Nissan Leaf isn't expected to generate a profit for a good couple of years yet.
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There may be economies of scale in buying components and in spreading research-and-development costs over more cars.
The plane maker's income was hurt by the weak dollar, higher research-and-development costs and pricing pressures.
All these steps, to say nothing of the research and development and procurement costs associated with the next generation of military hardware simply cannot be paid for within existing budget limitations.
Draack thinks Nokia has a good opportunity to build market share with its new partner and of course save costs in research and development when the two eventually bring a phone to market (most likely at some point next year).
Investors love to fund growth and scaling of a proven business model for entrepreneurs, and they avoid at all costs funding research and development for engineers.
Understandably, considering research and development and added production costs, the National Automobile Dealers Association is against the rule as it currently stands.
Consulting the income statement shows that MIPS Technologies managed to streamline operations by minimizing cost of goods sold, increasing necessary costs like research and development, and still being able to boost the bottom line.
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Most of Dell's expenses are made up of selling, general and administrative costs rather than research and development.
Dell's operating costs, including research and development, were 10% of revenue last year, versus 20% at Compaq, 21% at Gateway and 45% at Cisco.
"When we look at the costs of the research and development that went into these improvements, we find that funding agricultural research ranks among the cheapest ways to prevent greenhouse gas emissions, " according to Steven Davis, a co-author of the paper.
Mr. Obama offered a bleak picture of the plan's impact, were it to become law, saying it would gut education and research-and-development programs, cause a rise in crime and increase health-care costs.
Some analysts were skeptical that Merck could make that number without cutting costs in areas like research and development.
"The limited period of marketing exclusivity made possible by patents ensures that the costs associated with the research and development of innovative medicines can be recovered, " the company said.
Continued discipline by companies in keeping costs under control, particularly research and development expenses, is helping the bottom line.
He sees synergies in general and administrative costs, in manufacturing and also in research and development.
While online advertising growth continues, there are significant benefits of scale in advertising platform economics, in capital costs for search index build-out, and in research and development, making this a time of industry consolidation and convergence.
The company reduced costs by 3%, excluding the impacts of currency, particularly in its research and development areas.
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