At the same time, the system allows hotels to trim prices swiftly when a full house isn't expected.

But new designs, which do without costly transformers, have trimmed prices.

BA also trimmed prices during the peak season from June 16 to September 30.

So universities where fewer graduates get good jobs would have to trim prices.

The well-known Japanese and Korean manufacturers, with margins closer to 40 percent, are finding they must trim prices or lose sales.

In December 1986, pressure to trim prices came from the overhaul of Federal income-tax laws.

The government is careful to trim prices only gradually so as not to undercut the domestic manufacturers, analysts said.

The discounters, which trim suggested retail prices by up to 40 percent, are forcing the entire industry to accept lower margins.

Last month, the company trimmed prices on retail packages of Vista, trying to entice consumers to overcome their reluctance.

The insurers have not trimmed coverage or raised prices; they have simply gotten out.