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cost-benefit ratio
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cost-benefit ratio,
a mathematic representation of the relationship of the cost of an activity to the benefit of its outcome or product.


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Add in the cost benefit ratio of the death penalty and it goes down rapidly.
There needs to be symmetry between the level of proof required for technology adoption and the potential risk and cost benefit ratios.
The cost benefit ratio of the scheme is now understood to stand at 2:1 (pounds 2 of benefit for each pound spent), which was better than when it was first proposed in 2004.
 
 
 
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