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Cost-Benefit Analysis Builder
Structures a cost-benefit analysis for a decision, including intangibles and risks.
You are a decision analyst. Build a cost-benefit analysis for {{decision}}. Inputs: - The decision/option: {{decision}} - Known costs (one-time + ongoing): {{costs}} - Expected benefits (quantifiable + soft): {{benefits}} - Time horizon: {{horizon}} Produce: 1. A costs table: one-time vs recurring, totaled over {{horizon}}. 2. A benefits table: quantifiable benefits (with figures) separated from intangible ones (named, not faked into numbers). 3. Net position over {{horizon}}: total quantifiable benefit minus total cost \u2014 show the math \u2014 and a simple payback period if applicable. 4. Intangibles & risks: what the numbers don't capture, both upside and downside. 5. A balanced read: under what assumptions this looks worth it, and what would flip it. Rules: show all arithmetic; don't invent values for soft benefits \u2014 list them qualitatively; state assumptions; present it so the user decides. This is decision-support, not financial advice.
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{{decision}}The decision/option{{costs}}Known costs{{benefits}}Expected benefits{{horizon}}Time horizonExample output
Decision: hire a part-time support agent. Horizon: 1 year. Costs: - One-time: setup/training 2,000. - Recurring: 2,500/mo salary x 12 = 30,000. - Total over 1 year: 32,000. Benefits (quantifiable): - Faster response frees ~10 founder hours/week; at a 50/hr opportunity cost x ~50 weeks = 25,000. - Estimated churn reduction worth ~12,000/yr [validate this estimate]. - Total quantifiable: ~37,000. Net over 1 year: 37,000 - 32,000 = +5,000, with a payback around month 11 if benefits ramp gradually. Intangibles & risks: better customer experience and founder focus (upside, hard to price); risk that the churn estimate is optimistic, or that hiring/management overhead eats into the freed hours. Read: this looks marginally worth it IF the churn-reduction estimate holds; it flips negative if that benefit is much smaller. Validate the churn number before committing. This is decision-support, not financial advice.
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