Automobile industry retail price equivalent and indirect cost multipliers [electronic resource] / prepared by Alex Rogozhin, Michael Gallaher, Walter McManus ; prepared for Gloria Helfand ; prepared by RTI International and Transportation Research Institute, University of Michigan.
Publication Info.
[Washington, D.C.] : Assessment and Standards Division, Office of Transportation and Air Quality, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, 2009.
This report develops a modified multiplier, referred to as an indirect cost (IC) multiplier, which specifically evaluates the components of indirect costs that are likely to be affected by vehicle modifications associated with environmental regulation. A range of IC multipliers are developed that 1) account for differences in the technical complexity of required vehicle modifications and 2) adjust over time as new technologies become assimilated into the automotive production process.
