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Benefit/Cost Ratio (BCR) calculator

Divide discounted classified benefits by discounted classified costs using one consistent boundary.

BCR=PWbenefitsPWcosts\mathrm{BCR} = \frac{\mathrm{PW}_{\text{benefits}}}{\mathrm{PW}_{\text{costs}}}

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Enter the values you know and leave one box empty. Calculate finds the empty one, the result or any input.

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Worked example

Given

  • PWbenefits\mathrm{PW}_{\text{benefits}} = 132,000 $
  • PWcosts\mathrm{PW}_{\text{costs}} = 100,000 $
BCR=132,000100,000=1.32\mathrm{BCR} = \frac{132{,}000}{100{,}000} = 1.32

Symbols and units

SymbolMeaningUnit
BCR\mathrm{BCR}benefit/cost ratioratio
PWbenefits\mathrm{PW}_{\text{benefits}}present worth of classified benefits$
PWcosts\mathrm{PW}_{\text{costs}}present worth of classified costs$

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