But if that service costs double the home-charging rate, that percentage drops to 30 percent.
Higher interest rates they argue would cripple the economy and permanently increase debt service costs.
Highly leveraged economies rely on low nominal interest rates to keep debt-service costs manageable.
To most central bankers in Asia, therefore, rising debt-service costs have not been a major concern.
The result is rapidly rising debt service costs, along with the weakened revenue spun out of a faltering economy.
The result is a brand credibility gap that drive churn and increases customer service costs.
With rising interest rates comes larger debt-service costs and, in turn, larger deficits.
Rising interest rates would of course raise debt service costs for all borrowers, and especially the hugely indebted government.
Falling interest rates and rising house prices have allowed millions of homeowners to take out bigger mortgages without increasing their debt-service costs.
All service costs are already allocated: The flight attendants have to be on the plane anyway and there is space in the luggage compartment.
Wealthy nations are busy debasing their currency in an attempt to lower debt service costs and make their products more attractive on the world market.
That could cut health service costs of treating anxiety and depression.
American households are already stretched, with debt-service costs at record levels.
Because Asia's trade volumes are proportionately so high, weakness against the dollar gains them more in fresh trade than it loses them in rising debt-service costs.
As more voice minutes are switched to the Internet and traditional telecoms firms react, marketing and service costs are likely to rise, narrowing the price-gap over time.
The basic service costs 30 rupees a month, and a premium service which provides detailed local crop prices in ten states is available at twice that price.
But if you want to know what any service costs this year, your best starting point is to see what the hospital charged for it last year.
But, on balance, Ms Zheng calculates that the boost to exports from a 12-15% devaluation might deliver an extra 1.1% of growth, even if offset against increased import and debt-service costs.
Service costs about as much as a Netflix subscription.
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Servicing this debt already requires the government to run a primary fiscal surplus (that is, before debt-service costs) of around 4% of GDP, and some economists think it will need to be even more.
Brazil's new president, Lula da Silva, said the big spending cuts he announced this week, aimed at raising the government's primary surplus (ie, before debt-service costs), would help the country survive a coming external crisis.
Digital cable service usually costs more than analog service because it generally requires subscribers to pay a monthly fee for a digital cable box.
Compare that with United Parcel Service labor costs at just 53 percent and FedEx at 32 percent, and your hair will stand on end.
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Government spending is still 13% higher than a year ago in nominal terms, and the squeeze has fallen mainly on public investment, rather than on civil-service payroll costs or other current spending.
While these savings are expected to come largely from organizational streamlining, the company will also target areas such as real estate, information technology, product and service procurement costs, overall general and administrative expenses, and a significant reduction of suppliers in order to further lower costs and improve quality.
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And Assistant Professor Ryan Buell is studying the extent to which the price you charge for service affects how much it costs you to provide that service.
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The aim is to improve performance and quality of service, reduce costs, and simplify management.
Dicso pointed out that SundaySky measures video performance to estimate how much its service reduces customer costs.
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These will come mainly from the aluminum and energy businesses and also central service and support costs.
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Most airlines, for example, are simply using online self-service to cut costs, rather than to cater to their customers' needs, he suggests.
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