This document discusses cost-benefit analysis and its types. Cost-benefit analysis is a tool that compares the costs and benefits of potential projects to choose those with the greatest net benefit. It considers economic choice and aims to assist decision makers. There are different types of costs and benefits, including private costs versus benefits, external costs versus benefits, and social costs versus benefits.
This document discusses cost-benefit analysis and its types. Cost-benefit analysis is a tool that compares the costs and benefits of potential projects to choose those with the greatest net benefit. It considers economic choice and aims to assist decision makers. There are different types of costs and benefits, including private costs versus benefits, external costs versus benefits, and social costs versus benefits.
This document discusses cost-benefit analysis and its types. Cost-benefit analysis is a tool that compares the costs and benefits of potential projects to choose those with the greatest net benefit. It considers economic choice and aims to assist decision makers. There are different types of costs and benefits, including private costs versus benefits, external costs versus benefits, and social costs versus benefits.
This document discusses cost-benefit analysis and its types. Cost-benefit analysis is a tool that compares the costs and benefits of potential projects to choose those with the greatest net benefit. It considers economic choice and aims to assist decision makers. There are different types of costs and benefits, including private costs versus benefits, external costs versus benefits, and social costs versus benefits.
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COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS
AND ITS TYPE
COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS
IS CONCERNED WITH ECONOMIC CHOICE AND ENDEAVORS
TO ASSISTS DECISION MAKERS IN MAKING CHOICES CONCERNING SCARCE RESOURCES.
IS A COMMON BUSINESS PLANNING TOOL THAT INVOLVES
COMPARING THE LIKELY COSTS AND BENEFITS OF POTENTIAL PROJECTS TO CHOOSE THOSE THAT OFFER THE GREATEST NET BENEFIT. TYPES OF COSTS AND BENEFITS Private Cost vis-à-vis Private Benefit Private cost is any negative effect on an organization resulting from the implementation of the project while any positive effect is private benefit.
Private Cost is the cost to the producers
Private Benefit is the profit the producers get in the production process External Cost vis-à-vis External Benefit
External Cost occurs when producing or
consuming good or service that imposes a cost to other party.
External Benefit occurs when producing or
consuming a good or service imposes a benefit to a third party. Social Cost vis-à-vis Social Benefit Social Cost is the sum of the private cost and external cost. Social Benefit private benefits gained by the individuals directly involved in a transaction together with the external benefits gained by the third parties not directly involved in the transaction.