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Archive Home > 2008 > May > 02 > Who ends up paying the price?

Who ends up paying the price?

Businesses must decide whether to pass on costs or absorb them

By Jeff McDonald / The Bulletin
May 2, 2008

Soaring fuel prices are presenting some businesses with a difficult choice: pass a fuel surcharge on to customers or absorb the costs.

Merry Maids, which provides housecleaning services throughout Central Oregon, chose the latter, said owner Kim Bertucci.

The company is faced with a double....

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