Cost Benefit Analysis

Overall Cost to Benefit Ratio: 1 to 2.45

YEAR 1 YEAR 2 YEAR 3 YEAR 4
COSTS
e.g. Project costs $ 1,000.00 $ 200.00
e.g. People costs $ 200.00
e.g. System costs $ 300.00 $ 100.00
e.g. Ongoing Costs $ 200.00

TOTAL $ 1,200.00 $ 500.00 $ 300.00 $ -

Cumulative Costs $ 1,200.00 $ 1,700.00 $ 2,000.00 $ 2,000.00
BENEFITS
e.g. Revenue & Income $ 500.00 $ 500.00
e.g. Cost Savings $ 200.00 $ 1,000.00 $ 200.00 $ 1,000.00
e.g. Other Benefits $ 1,000.00

TOTAL BENEFITS $ 200.00 $ 1,000.00 $ 1,700.00 $ 1,500.00

Cumulative Benefits $ 200.00 $ 1,200.00 $ 2,900.00 $ 4,400.00
NET BENEFIT OR COST -$ 1,000.00 $ 500.00 $ 1,400.00 $ 1,500.00

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$ 1,200.00 Cost / Benefit

Breakeven Analysis
$ 200.00
$6,000.00
$ 400.00
$ 200.00 $5,000.00
$ -
$4,000.00
$ -
$ - $3,000.00

$ -
$2,000.00
$ - $ 2,000.00
$ 2,000.00 $1,000.00

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$ 1,000.00 YEAR 1 YEAR 2 YEAR 3 YEAR 4 YEAR 5

$ 500.00 $ 2,900.00 COSTS BENEFITS

$ 1,000.00
$ -
$ -
$ -
$ -
$ -
$ 500.00 $ 4,900.00
$ 4,900.00
$ 500.00 $ 2,900.00

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