Sample Cost Benefits Analysis section from a Feasibility Study

Project A
	Months
	1	3	4	5	6	9	10	11	12	16	22	23	28	29
one time costs
analysis(3 fulltime system analysts)	23,077	23,077	7,692	7,692	7,692	7,692	7,692	7,692	7,692
design (six fulltime designers		46,154	46,154	46,154	46,154
development (12 full time programmers)				30,769	61,538	61,538	61,538	30,769	61,538
incremental system software costs			100,000
incremental hardware costs							25,000	50,000
other one time costs						50,000
total one time costs	23,077	69,231	153,846	84,615	115,385	119,231	94,231	88,462	69,231	0	0	0
recurring costs
system maintenance(2 programmers)									10,256	5,128	2,564	2,564	2,564	2,564
system software maintenance										15,000			15,000
equipment maintenance											3,750	7,500
other recurring costs
total recurring costs	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	10,256	20,128	6,314	10,064	17,564	2,564
TOTAL COSTS	23,077	69,231	153,846	84,615	115,385	119,231	94,231	88,462	79,487	20,128	6,314	10,064	17,564	2,564
Cumulative costs	23,077	115,385	269,231	353,846	469,231	726,923	821,154	909,615	989,103	1,029,744	1,051,442	1,061,506	1,089,327	1,091,891
Present value of cost stream*	74,403
Benefits
incremental improvement in profit	0	0	0	0	0	0	100,000	125,000	200,000	200,000	200,000	200,000	200,000	200,000
Cumulative benefit	0