Explain the principles behind cost benefit analysis. Is the use of cost benefit analysis essential in the appraisal of public spending? Discuss this in the light of a transport capital expenditure project with which you are familiar. Cost–benefit analysis is often used by governments to evaluate the desirability of a given intervention. It is an analysis of the cost effectiveness of different alternatives in order to see whether the benefits outweigh the costs. The aim is to gauge the efficiency
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TYPES OF COST AUDIT * Cost Audit to assist Management : The main object of this type of cost audit is to make available accurate‚ relevant and prompt information to management to assist it in taking important managerial decisions. * Cost Audit on behalf of the Government: The government may appoint a cost auditor to conduct cost audit where it is necessary(a) to do so in the opinion of the government under section 233-B of the companies Act‚ 1956; (b) to ascertain correct cost of certain
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an American firm‚ has 3 major lines of business: lodging‚ contract service and restaurants. Its growth objective is to remain a premier growth company. The four components of its financial strategy are consistent with this growth objective for the reasons: Manage rather than own hotel assets: Marriott sold its hotel assets to limited partners to reduce assets and thus‚ it can increase ROA and thereby increase potential profitability. Invest in projects that increase shareholders’ value: the
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Cost of food is seen as an issue when it comes to eating healthier and more sustainably. Organic produce isn’t always priced fairly and vegan alternatives can add up in price as well. Since we each have personal budgets shopping for food can be a limiting experience. For this reason we each develop eating habits that are most convenient to us. When these eating habits make us sick‚ we suffer by keeping them instead of changing them. We can start with farmers markets which are growing organizations
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Terrorism: The Total Cost Introduction Terrorism has many costs‚ whether it is emotionally‚ or financially. No matter the results‚ failed or successful‚ there are costs involved. The terrorist utilize finances‚ energy‚ time‚ design and method engineering‚ as well as the one being terrorized incurring the possibility of greater costs. Either way it is viewed‚ the loss of life remains the biggest cost‚ and most impacting. The effect of a single act
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Table of Contents Table of Contents 2 COMPANY SUMMARY 3 MARKETING ANALYSIS 4 E-COMMERCE E-VALUATION 10 E-COMMERCE PROGRAM 15 BUDGET AND FINANCIALS 19 Break even 21 Cost Benefit Chart 21 CONCLUSION 22 References 24 Garcia‚ D.F. ; Dept. of Comput. Sci. & Eng.‚ Oviedo Univ.‚ Spain ; Garcia‚ J. (2013). TPC-W e-commerce benchmark evaluation. Retrieved from http://ieeexplore.ieee.org/xpl/login.jsp?tp=&arnumber=1178045&url=http%3A%2F%2Fieeexplore.ieee.org%2Fxpls%2Fabs_all.jsp%3Farnumber%3D1178045
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Was the U.S Iraq and Afghanistan War Worth the Cost? Introduction The U.S led Iraq and Afghanistan wars have received praises and criticisms of different measures. The war was fought for almost a decade‚ starting back in 2003. In the case of Iraq war‚ the cause of the conflict was suspicion by the United States and United Kingdom that Iraq had in its possession Weapons of Mass Destruction (WMD) that it intended to use in case of war between nations. This was based on the past experience where Iraq
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of health care is a growing pandemic. One problem is the affordability of health care not all Americans have the money to pay per month. In some countries health care is free so why not us ? i believe that health care should be cheaper or free because how can they force you to have health care if you can barley afford it it does’’t make since. america is the land of the free and you should be able to choose whether u want it or not if it was more expensive then it would be better quality care but
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Cost of Capital at Ameritrade What factors should Ameritrade management consider when evaluating the proposed advertising program and technology upgrades? Why? Mr. Ricketts believes that his role as CEO is to maximize shareholder value by accepting any project whose expected return on investment is greater than the cost of capital. Therefore‚ the main factors that Ameritrade management should consider are the expected return on investment for the project‚ and how this compares to the project’s
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Unit 1-Principles of communication in adult social care settings Evidence 1 (1.1‚1.2) Effective communications is where a message is relayed and understood by both parties. Advice and information about effective communication can be found online and in care plans‚ communication is important in a social care setting as this lets both parties know exactly what is required and eases anxiety in the service users and lets the care worker know the persons need. Evidence 2 (2.1‚2.2‚2.3‚2.4) Tina
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