In the past, the Army has incurred about 60 percent of the war's expenses.

The company hopes to cut costs by $50 million a year, which is about 20 percent of American's annual expenses.

Those cuts amount to about 7 percent of Mtel's 1995 expenses.

Fees covered 35 percent of the bureau's expenses last year.

Also important for the industry is keeping down labor costs, which represent close to 80 percent of a nursing home's expenses.

Between 1937 and 1956, the Camp paid from 50 to 75 percent of the School's expenses.

The dues cover 45 to 50 percent of the markets' expenses.

In 1993, those components together consumed $149.4 million, or about 27 percent, of the division's expenses.

These charges normally account for less than 10 percent of an airline's expenses.

Labor accounts for 38 percent of the airline's expenses, the company said.