Cost is the cash outflow of some activity to achieve higher cash inflow from some activity. Cash outflow is called the cost while cash inflow is called the benefit from specific activity. If cash inflow is morethan cash outflow then it is said that activity has more benefit then it's cost.
expired cost - benefit has been received unexpired cost- benefit may or may not be received
expired cost - benefit has been received unexpired cost- benefit may or may not be received
the balance between benefit and cost with the largest difference.
Marginal cost is total cost/quantity Marginal benefit is total benefit/quantity
Opportunity cost is the cost that an opportunity presents. The opportunity benefit is the benefit of the opportunity that is being presented.
The relationship between marginal cost and benefit in decision-making processes is that individuals or businesses should continue an activity as long as the marginal benefit exceeds the marginal cost. This means that the additional benefit gained from one more unit of an activity should be greater than the additional cost incurred. By comparing these two factors, decision-makers can determine the optimal level of output or resource allocation.
Cost-benefit analysis is rational.
when will a cost benefit analysis be done
Cost is the cash outflow of some activity to achieve higher cash inflow from some activity. Cash outflow is called the cost while cash inflow is called the benefit from specific activity. If cash inflow is morethan cash outflow then it is said that activity has more benefit then it's cost.
One has to see benefit and cost as opposing terms. For example, a benefit can be any advantage, gain, or profit whereas a cost is the opposite; it can be a disadvantage, a loss, or an expense. Basically, they refer to what the project can get or what it can lose. Hope this helps! :)
Summary Social cost/benefit: sum of all private costs/benefit. Social welfare analysis: involves optimising social outcomes based on cost/benefit. Optimal occurs: where marginal social cost (MSC) = marginal social benefit (MSB) Is used for: cost of economic choices, policies, initiatives, etc. Longer Explanation Social cost-benefit analysis is also known as 'welfare analysis' and is very similar to normal firm optimisation models. Essentially, social cost and benefit usually involve a private producer or consumer and a public provider or public demand. In these cases, the private cost/benefit of the private actor differs from the social cost/benefit. A social cost/benefit is simply the sum of all costs and benefits of all private actors. Cost is represented on a cost-quantity axis as a positively-sloped function (linear or higher power) and benefit is a negatively-sloped function. Their optimisation occurs where the derivatives of cost and benefit (marginal social cost; marginal social benefit) are equal. This point is where profit/social welfare is greatest.
In another example, cost savings is a benefit.