Anyway, Mr Santiago argues, the cost of relocation is greater than the benefits to be gained.

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The county council said it is looking at the feasibility of the project and has not released details of the cost of relocation.

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Facing growing competition and shorter-term performance pressures from shareholders, managers resorted to waves of restructuring, personnel reductions, and relocation to lower-cost regions, while leveraging balance sheets to return capital to investors.

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Consolidations cost money up front, because there are usually some relocation and other office related costs.

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If the marginal value that a customer receives for increased reliability is less than the marginal cost required to increase reliability for that customer, then a systemwide relocation of lines would likely lead to wasted resources.

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