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Benefit-to-cost ratio — Edexcel GCSE Geography B Definition | GradeGen

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Benefit-to-cost ratio

GCSE Geography · key term

Benefit-to-cost ratio

Definition

Total estimated benefits divided by total estimated costs. A ratio above 1 means that estimated benefits exceed estimated costs.

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Edexcel GCSE Geography B · 1GB0

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Edexcel Geography B past papers

Exam tips

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A benefit-to-cost ratio is total estimated benefits divided by total estimated costs. It has no units.

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