What is cost benefit analysis ????
What is cost benefit analysis ????
Prabeer (B. COM (H) CA & CS Final) (5484 Points)
03 December 2008
CA. Dashrath Maheshwari
(TaXpert)
(15090 Points)
Replied 03 December 2008
cost benefit analysis is done to determine how well, or how poorly, a planned action will turn out. Although a cost benefit analysis can be used for almost anything, it is most commonly done on financial questions. Since the cost benefit analysis relies on the addition of positive factors and the subtraction of negative ones to determine a net result, it is also known as running the numbers.
A cost benefit analysis finds, quantifies, and adds all the positive factors. These are the benefits. Then it identifies, quantifies, and subtracts all the negatives, the costs. The difference between the two indicates whether the planned action is advisable. The real trick to doing a cost benefit analysis well is making sure you include all the costs and all the benefits and properly quantify them.
You can also check the definitions on https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cost-benefit_analysis
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