identifying and quantifying the costs and benefits and, where possible, ascribing values to them
cost-benefit - used esp. attrib. of an analysis, study, etc., which assesses the relationship of the actual cost of a project, etc., and the value of social and other benefits resulting from its completion
comparing the costs and benefits of different possible ways of using available resources
a comparison of all the costs involved in a procedure with the financial benefits derived - or expected to be derived - from the procedure
The external evaluation shall comprise the following: ... - a cost/benefit analysis of the main measures of the programme on the basis of performance indicators (cost, output and impact).
An action plan must at least include the following elements: ... financial information (if available): budgets, cost-effectiveness assessment, cost-benefit assessment...
