cost-benefit analysis is the approach by which the best suitable option is found by analyzing the advantages and disadvantages ie the costs and benefits and then finding the best result.
Problems : Accuracy, sometimes their is a problem of the analysis not being accurate due to the value assigned to different projects may vary.
Enumeration, It is not easy to include all costs and benefits without any double counting, and sometimes the costs and benefits may be tough to predict or be intangible.
Your reader article (#6.1) describes several problematic aspects of cost-benefit analysis. Explain what this analysis is...
Explain graphically, for the case of a continuous environmental harm, the validity of cost/benefit analysis. That is assume there is a continuous variable called environmental quality. There are two functions, a concave total benefits function and a convex total costs function. Graph these functions. Show graphically the quan- tity that maximizes net benefits. Find the relationship between marginal costs and benefits at this level. In general what assump- tions are implicit in such an analysis? What role does cost-benefit analysis...
Describe what Benefit-Cost Analysis is (a) and list two characteristics of the service sector that differentiates it from the manufacturing sector (b). a.Benefit-Cost Analysis b.Service sector projects characteristics
(Reading) According to the article "What is Mental Health:" (Links to an external site.) (a) Explain in detail what is mental health. (b) Describe three mental health disorders. (c) Discuss some early warning signs of mental health problems. 2. (Quiz) After completing the ten-question quiz to "Rate Your Risk for Depression,": a) What were your results from the quiz? Do you agree or disagree with the results? Why or why not? b) What can you do to decrease your risk/keep...
What aspects of the topic readings do you find the most interesting? What is your view of the analysis of disease and healing in the readings? Explain.
4. Provide an argument against using cost-benefit analysis as the only way of making social decisions 5. Briefly explain either the travel-cost method or the hedonic price method for nonmarket valuation. 9. Suppose the costs of a wetlands restoration program are expected to equal $200 in the first year of the program (year 0), $100 in the second year of the program (year 1), and $25 per year for the next 2 years after. Benefits will be $50 for the...
1. Describe in a couple of sentences what the data describes. 2. In one or two sentences, explain how the graphic helped you to understand the data and describe any conclusions about or reactions to the data you had. 3. How could you use this in your classroom? Contrasting social media Democrats to real life Say they don't follow the news much 27% of Democrats on social media 59% of other Democrats As many know (I hope), what we see...
An article describes several studies of the failure rate of defibrillators used in the treatment of heart problems. In one study conducted by the Mayo Clinic, it was reported that failures were experienced within the first 2 years by 12 of 97 patients under 50 years old and 13 of 363 patients age 50 and older who received a particular type of defibrillator. Assume it is reasonable to regard these two samples as representative of patients in the two age...
An article describes an experiment in which several types of boxes were compared with respect to compression strength (lb). The table below presents the results of a single-factor ANOVA experiment involving I = 4 types of boxes. Type of Box Sample Mean Sample SD 1 Compression Strength (lb) 655.5 788.3 734.3 721.4 679.1 699.4 789.2 772.5 786.9 686.1 732.1 774.8 713.00 46.55 2 756.93 40.34 3 737.1 639.0 696.3 671.7717.2 727.1 698.07 37.20 4 535.1 628.7 542.4 559.0 586.9 520.0...
Why must future net benefits be discounted in a cost-benefit analysis? Define social rate of discount in your own words. What are some of the difficulties in choosing an appropriate social rate of discount? How does the discount rate affect the net benefits and the ranking of public projects?
1.Identify what two benefit objectives you will measure for your electronic commerce site? Explain why you picked those two? Describe how will you measure them? 2. List and describe all the ways that payments can be made for electronic commerce. Include at least one advantage and disadvantage for each payment system. Use your textbook as a reference and also research this topic on the internet and find one option that your textbook doesn't cover. Your posting should be in your...