Obvious questions like how big the economy will be in 2065 or what it would cost to maintain the current air fleet through that year are left unanswered, so policymakers and legislators have little basis for comparing F-35 support costs with available resources or alternative modernization strategies.

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Product sales are always recognized in the current year and warranty expenses are deducted in the future, when the cost is realized.

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Panasonic (PC) announced that it was expecting a rebound during the current financial year and that it should turn an operating profit, due to cost cutting bolstering profitability and its television unit.

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To put the cost into context, the current world energy market is about three trillion US dollars a year and growing.

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Neither the one-time loss nor the estimated cost savings were included in Sony's forecast of consolidated financial results for the current fiscal year ending March 31, 2012, announced on November 2, 2011.

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The bill also includes a one-year extension of current "bonus" depreciation rules, which allow businesses to deduct up to 50% of the cost of a wide variety of property and equipment, excluding real estate.

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