ABSTRACTThe purpose of this study is to analyse the cost and profit efficiency of banksin South Africa. The cost … determine both cost andprofit efficiency of four large and four small, South African-based banks. Theresults of the study show … that South African banks have significantly improvedtheir cost efficiencies between 2000 and 2005. However efficiency gains …

of time. The study pursues its investigation through exploring three issues: the price and cost structures, the pricing … consumers‟ welfare more than the market does. With further investigation to the cost structure of Chinese power plants with … for their pricing behaviour. We find that the firms adopt a high cost strategy to bargain with the state for higher plan …

processes utilized to meet this vision employ performance based trade studies to determine the lowest cost, highest reliability … solution. The methodology implemented in this dissertation focuses on a concurrent evaluation of the performance, cost, and … allows the decision maker to evaluate the highest reliability, lowest cost lunar architectures without being distracted by …

was used to classify patient episodes into DRG classes using the LAETA Grouper and AR-DRGs. Third, DRG cost weights were … calculated based on the internationally accepted principles of 'activity-based' cost accounting and cost-modelling, taking into … identify whether there is any association between modelled cost weights and length of stay at the DRG level, two statistical …

ABSTRACTTitle of Document: A BENEFIT-COST ANALYSIS OF THE STUDENT SUPPORT SERVICES PROGRAMEd M. Pacchetti, Doctor of … generation students who have not participated in the SSS program. Applying a methodology used in other benefit-cost analyses of … this study include higher income, lower health care costs and lower costs of crime. The cost measures include grant award …