An analysis by A.T. Kearney, a consulting firm, suggested that the cost of producing the little car had risen by about $165.

科尔尼顾问公司的分析显示，生产小型车的成本已上升了大约165美元。 但上个月之后，因成本引起的紧张有所放缓。

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A survey by Watson Wyatt, a consulting firm, found that the cost of running a pension scheme increased by around half between 2003 and 2008.

咨询公司Watson Wyatt的调查表明从2003年到2008年运营养老金计划的成本增加了大概一半。

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Ruben Toral,chief executive officer of health industry consulting firm Medeguide, says more people will weigh low cost against quality guarantees when choosing destinations for treatment.

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He estimates the same assignments would cost 10 times as much if the company hired a top-tier consulting firm.

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And there are other -- Mercer, a well-known independent benefits consulting firm, released a surveyed of employers showing that their health insurance cost increases will average 5.4 percent for 2012, which is the smallest increase -- or would be the smallest since 1997.

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