Word: cost-benefit
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...Months of preparation, two days of use. A reasonable cost-benefit analysis demonstrates that the intensive annual Spring re-lawning probably costs more than it is worth. Marty might agree, and so should this year's Commencement speaker, Alan Greenspan. Unless, that is, this superficial cost-benefit analysis is wrong, and the grasseous benefits do outweigh the pain-in-the-asseous costs. Giving Harvard the benefit of the doubt, there must be some intangible attributes of the grass not captured in the it's-a-pain, what's-the-point model...
...Months of preparation, two days of use. A reasonable cost-benefit analysis demonstrates that the intensive annual Spring re-lawning probably costs more than it is worth. Marty might agree, and so should this year's Commencement speaker, Alan Greenspan. Unless, that is, this superficial cost-benefit analysis is wrong, and the grasseous benefits do outweigh the pain-in-the-asseous costs. Giving Harvard the benefit of the doubt, there must be some intangible attributes of the grass not captured in the it's-a-pain, what's-the-point model...
...editor (March 23, 1999) that it's an open question whether students would benefit more from the the presence of resident tutors or from the space tutors occupy. As I teach the students in my economics sophomore tutorial, if it is an open question, we should do a little cost-benefit analysis...
...global growth in the spring semester course market," CSMG's founding partner, Benedict Arnold '97, explained to me as he unfolded several 20 by 24-inch bar graphs onto an easel in my bedroom for a colorful client presentation. "Costs, customers and competitors. This seminar on early Hebrew literature might look interesting, for example, but when we perform a cost-benefit analysis, we see that the amount of boredom actually increases as the course progresses, while your projected grade decreases. The course's consumer base is suspiciously small, so before pursuing this niche market, it is essential to study...
...paper speeding through machines at up to 60 m.p.h. That enables operators to make adjustments that prevent breaks in the paper, avoiding shutdowns that can cost tens of thousands of dollars each. Rick Rowe, vice president of global operations for Honeywell-Measurex, claims that within 12 to 24 months, papermakers recover the $350,000 to $5 million they spend to buy the control systems. If you're in manufacturing, figuring out the cost-benefit ratio for computers is no sweat...