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Cost / Benefit Analysis Template

Cost / Benefit Analysis

To be included with CFPCG application as an attachment

This is a sample of a Cost / Benefit Analysis – other formats may be submitted.

Purpose of the Cost / Benefit Analysis:

The reason for writing the Cost / Benefit Analysis is to provide an evaluation of the costs and

benefits associated with the project that are easily understood and compare the initial and on-going

expenditures to the expected financial and non-financial benefits.

Checklist for Cost/Benefit Analysis Section

1.Have all quantitative costs and benefits been identified?

2.Have all qualitative costs and benefits been identified?

3.Is the time frame appropriate considering the expected life span of the project?

4.Can any of the non-financial items be converted to financial items?

5.Are all the assumptions clearly identified?

6.Have all common/general assumptions been applied consistently to each alternative?

7.Have assumptions been reviewed to identify the sensitivity of their estimate on the impact of

the results?

8.Have benchmarks, other organization’s experience, industry data been used to validate

costs / benefits?

A. Quantitative Analysis – Financial Cost & Benefit:

Description:

Full Cost Analysis:

Where possible, all costs and expected benefits resulting from this opportunity should be analyzed.

This methodology provides a total cost picture and is much more informative than an incremental

approach. Any detailed worksheets should be attached as an appendix.

Timeframe:

Identify an appropriate project timeframe over which both the cost and benefits will be analyzed.

Timeframe should be appropriate to the expected lifecycle of the project, from incurring costs to

achieving the anticipated benefits.

Costs:

Identify all relevant costs incurred by all stakeholders over the chosen project timeframe:

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Direct costs (fixed and variable);

Cost / Benefit Analysis Template