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Cost-Benefit Analysis  

Type

  • mesh:Descriptor

Definition

  • A method of comparing the cost of a program with its expected benefits in dollars (or other currency). The benefit-to-cost ratio is a measure of total return expected per unit of money spent. This analysis generally excludes consideration of factors that are not measured ultimately in economic terms. Cost effectiveness compares alternative ways to achieve a specific set of results.

Broader concept

Entry terms

  • Cost Benefit Analysis

In other languages

  • French

  • ACB (analyse coût-bénéfice )
  • Analyse coût-avantage
  • Analyse coût/bénéfice
  • Analyse coûts-avantages
  • Analyse coûts-bénéfices

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