Typically discounts for customers are drawn from lower processing costs.

It has also led to operating difficulties and to high processing costs.

If they don't get the better quarasote, their wool isn't as strong, and that cuts its value, but it doesn't cut the processing costs.

"Their focus is on minimizing the processing costs," he said.

"Commercial brokers aren't interested in selling it to you," he said, because the commission is not worth the processing cost.

Micro-banks usually charge 4 to 5 percent interest a month, so this market would appeal to big banks - if the processing costs were cut.

This is quite feasible, but often the processing cost would be prohibitive.

The processing cost can then be incorporated in the price of new cars.

I would also like to mention that experience has nonetheless taught us that the processing cost is in fact passed on.

With bottled water still costing more then gas, and virtually no processing cost, someone could make a lot of money doing this.