In California, electricity averages about 16 cent per kilowatt hour, making the cost slightly over 3 cents a mile.
Assets per employee stand at about $750,000, making the cost structure at Chinese banks the world's highest.
If those barriers were lowered, would the rate of failure grow higher, making the cost of success more expensive?
Few Americans will know that rationing in Britain was worse after the war than during it, making the cost of the airlift sharply greater.
Even so, Merkel's attempt to demonstrate her fiscal rectitude to German voters has ended up making the cost of the bailout more expensive, not less.
Likewise, if we repeatedly warn when we should alert, we may create the boy who cried wolf, making the cost of achieving real warning higher.
Real wages have fallen more sharply than they did after previous recessions, making the cost of stockpiling workers bearable for companies.
For one thing, they typically charge a simple subscription fee per user, making the cost of information technology easier to see and manage.
That leaves an unpalatable choice between making the cost of the system an explicit government obligation, or making it harder for Americans to buy homes.
The university also announced a 3.5percentt increase in tuition, room, board and fees for the 2009-10 academic year, making the cost $48,868.
