Benefit Cost Ratio Aquaculture Calculator
Actual already independently present-valued benefits/costs BCR, complete same currency/timing/discount ledger. Not undiscounted project forecast.
Description
A benefit-cost ratio compares present-valued benefits and costs on a common currency and discount basis.
A benefit-cost ratio compares present-valued benefits and costs on a common currency and discount basis.1
This tool divides supplied benefit totals by supplied cost totals without discounting cash flows itself.
When to use Benefit Cost Ratio Aquaculture Calculator
Use this tool to calculate supplied benefit totals by supplied cost totals without discounting cash flows itself.
How to use Benefit Cost Ratio Aquaculture Calculator and how it works
- Establish the observations, units, reference context and assumptions described below.
- Enter actualPresentValuedBenefitAmounts, actualPresentValuedCostAmounts and run the tool.
- Read result.value using the meanings and sign conventions below.
- Correct any rejected inputs and rerun; independently review the result under the stated scope.
| Input field | Meaning | Value type | Requirement |
|---|---|---|---|
| actualPresentValuedBenefitAmounts | Nonempty nonnegative benefit entries already present-valued on the matching currency and discount-date basis. | array of number | Required; branch conditions below |
| actualPresentValuedCostAmounts | Nonempty nonnegative already present-valued cost entries, with positive total; length need not equal benefit count. | array of number | Required; branch conditions below |
Supply separate nonempty lists of nonnegative already present-valued benefits and costs in one currency and discount-date basis. Require the sum of costs to be positive and divide total benefits by total costs. List lengths need not match; the tool does not discount entries or validate the chosen discount basis.
benefitCostRatio=sum(presentValuedBenefits)/sum(presentValuedCosts) Use the stated ordering, units and branch conditions.
| Output field | Meaning | Value type |
|---|---|---|
| result | Object containing the fields below. | object |
| result.value | Dimensionless present-valued benefit-cost ratio. | number |
{
"input": {
"actualPresentValuedBenefitAmounts": [
2,
4
],
"actualPresentValuedCostAmounts": [
1,
2
]
},
"output": {
"result": {
"value": 2
}
}
}Limitations and assumptions
The calculation depends on independently established observations, coefficients and the matching units. It does not collect data, choose a treatment or target, establish model applicability or provide a validated forecast. Interpret its result within the branch conditions and assumptions above.
Supply explicit values and dense aligned arrays. Unexpected fields, wrong types and nonfinite scalar values are rejected; fixed-token, alignment and other branch conditions are explained above. A successful false flag, empty match list or unknown-evidence list differs from an input error. Extremely large inputs or nonrepresentable results may fail.
Alternative or Complementary methods
Use Profit Per Kg Calculator for a related operation: Profit per kilogram depends on revenue and the complete attributable cost of the same sold product.
Use Economic Conversion Ratio Calculator for a related operation: An economic conversion ratio expresses feed cost per kilogram of wet biomass gain.
References
Similar or alternative tools
- Profit Per Kg Calculator
Profit per kilogram depends on revenue and the complete attributable cost of the same sold product.
- Economic Conversion Ratio Calculator
An economic conversion ratio expresses feed cost per kilogram of wet biomass gain.