But mortgage interest payments are not included in the CPI, nor are a variety of other costs, such as house depreciation, buildings insurance and ground rent, and house transaction costs such as estate agents' fees, survey costs and conveyancing charges.
This is based on total cost of ownership factors including depreciation, financing, insurance, maintenance, repairs, fees and taxes and, of course, fuel consumption.
They typically score well on reliability ratings but cost significantly more than the cars on our list when it comes to fuel, insurance and depreciation.
Heavy fixed costs, including vehicle duties, insurance and depreciation, merely encourage drivers to use their cars more because the perceived marginal costs of motoring are so small.
Schedule management, claims processing, medical insurance for staff, depreciation, collections and many other areas could benefit dramatically.
In addition to gas and depreciation, actual car expenses include insurance, oil, repairs, tires, registration fees and taxes, parking fees and tolls.
As I described in Part Two of this series, driverless cars have the potential of dramatically reducing the transaction costs associated with transportation, including the capital cost, depreciation, fueling, maintenance and insurance.
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Taxpayers usually have a choice: Either deduct a flat 51 cents per business mile (in 2011), or write off IRS-approved depreciation plus actual costs for gas, maintenance and insurance, among other things.
We then calculated total cost of ownership for these vehicles over five years based on manufacturer suggested retail prices, depreciation, taxes and fees, fuel costs, insurance, interest, and anticipated maintenance, opportunity costs and repairs.
Eight factors go into its cost of ownership calculations: depreciation, financing, fees and taxes, fuel, insurance, maintenance, repairs and opportunity cost.
This includes depreciation or lease payments, maintenance and repairs, tires, the cost of gas, oil, insurance, and license and registration fees.
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