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PMP DriveWayCourse L5
PMP DriveWayCourse L5
PMP DriveWayCourse L5
Project
Selection
Payback Period
Benefit-cost ratio
of return years)
• Calculation is complex.
(IRR) • Know only that projects with higher
IRR’s should be selected.
ratio
2. Benefit Cost Ratio = 1 Benefits = Costs
3. Benefit Cost Ratio < 1 Benefits < Costs
• Projects with higher Benefit Cost Ratio
should be selected.
• If Benefit Cost Ratio < 1, project should not
be executed.
opportunity
• Opportunity given up by selecting one
project over another.
• E.g. Project A’s NPV=$200,000, Project
cost B’s NPV=$150,000
• If Project A is selected, then opportunity
cost of selecting Project A is $150,000