A person's total income prior to exclusions and deductions. An individual or company's income before taxes and deductions. For individual income, it is calculated as the individual's wages or salary, investment and asset appreciation, and the amount made from any other source of income. In a company, it is calculated as revenues minus expenses.
American Made, Cheaper Abroad: Lumigan Eyedrops. A weekly series identifying prescription drugs manufactured in America and their prices. Lumigan (bimatoprost) ophthalmic solution is used for the treatment symptoms from glaucoma or ocular hypertension. Lumigan, a product of the drug company Allergan, is manufactured in the U.S., but the price at U.S. pharmacies is about six times higher than in other countries.
At an average cost of $13 for a 50-pound bag of sodium bicarbonate, a cost of $0.26 per pound, this adjustment would cost the service company $5.45. At an average of $18 for the same volume of sodium carbonate, a cost of $0.36 per pound, this same adjustment would cost the service company $0.27.