A back-of-the-envelope calculation, based on interviews with a dozen experts, suggests that loyalty -- undiminished by layoffs -- is the more profitable approach.
"Particularly in these difficult economic times," Mr. Koppel wrote, "it is perfectly understandable that Disney would jump at the opportunity to increase earnings by replacing 'Nightline' with the more profitable David Letterman show".
Moreover, although carnivores benefit by gaining access to the more profitable shrimp resource (which could explain why they often achieve larger body size), additional experiments have shown that carnivores also experience greater competition with other carnivores than omnivores do with other omnivores [ 37].
American is now the No. 2 carrier at Kennedy, but it is by far the leader there in the more profitable international business.
An insurer could still encourage sales of the more profitable products by paying higher commissions — $200 a year for sale of a Medicare Advantage plan and $50 a year for a drug plan, for example.
The more profitable investments will, by definition, be in machines with a higher rate of return.
The telcos never got excited about selling dial-up access, especially because the opportunity was dwarfed by the far more profitable demand for second phone lines at online households.
When cost and returns were considered, feeding juveniles with by-catch was more profitable because it resulted in net income of Php 361,623/ha/year, an ROI of 155%, and a payback period of 0.4 year.
The aim is to make the resorts more profitable by getting the skiers to leave more money behind.
After the split due this summer, the newspapers will no longer be cushioned by the company's more profitable entertainment entities.
