This is an overview of what cost analysis is all about, the types of cost analyses we implement at the IRC and what kinds of questions they can answer. Watch the full Cost analysis in Excel playlist.

A cost analysis involves the process of reporting separate elements in a cost proposal, such as labor, equipment and materials that make up a product or service, as well as its proposed profit. It is ...

When it comes to making decisions, a business has a lot of considerations to take into account. The main strategy employed by businesses (and even individuals) to make decisions is cost benefit ...

Cost and price analysis are two different approaches to making decisions on the appropriate value of products or services prior to purchase. These types of analyses are used by government agencies as ...

Unlike traditional value analysis undergone when an organization launches a new innovation, selecting a new crowdsourced or open innovation idea to pursue should be based primarily on efficiency. A ...

Cost-efficiency analysis estimates the ratio of program costs to outputs created, allowing you to compare cost-per-output for programs which all produced the same output. Such analysis is useful when ...