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cost-benefit analysis

In governmental planning and budgeting, the attempt to measure the social benefits of a proposed project in monetary terms and compare them with its costs. The procedure was first proposed in 1844 by Arsène-Jules-Étienne-Juvénal Dupuit (1804–66). It was not seriously applied until the 1936 U.S. Flood Control Act, which required that the benefits of flood-control projects exceed their costs. A cost-benefit ratio is determined by dividing the projected benefits of a program by the projected costs. A wide range of variables, including nonquantitative ones such as quality of life, are often considered because the value of the benefits may be indirect or projected far into the future.

cost-benefit analysis

An analysis of a construction contract with the objective of identifying all the included costs and evaluating their benefits.

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This report (1) compares the nuclear weapons security policies and procedures at DOD and DOE, and the extent to which cost-benefit analyses are required; (2) compares DOD and DOE efforts to assess threats to nuclear weapons; and (3) identifies total current and projected funding requirements for securing nuclear weapons, including military construction costs.

Homeland Defense: Greater Focus on Analysis of Alternatives and ... by General Accounting Office Reports & Testimony

lt;p>For those in the top group:<p>* Run cost-benefit analyses for bandwidth upgrades to see if they're worth it; and measure afterwards to see if you're getting what you expected.

How to optimize your Wi-Fi network by Network World Middle East

enlist the help of leading scholars to discuss the benefits of cost-benefit analyses (CBA) in the field of social policy.

Investing in the disadvantaged; assessing the benefits and costs of ... by Reference & Research Book News

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