noun
cost-benefit ratio
Technical term used in economics, project evaluation, and policy analysis to compare the costs and benefits of a decision.
このプロジェクトの費用便益比は1.5で、投資する価値がある。
The cost-benefit ratio of this project is 1.5, so it is worth investing.
費用対効果 (cost-effectiveness) focuses on achieving a goal at minimum cost, while 費用便益比 explicitly compares total costs to total benefits in monetary terms.
Compound of 費用 (cost), 便益 (benefit), and 比 (ratio). A direct translation of the English term 'cost-benefit ratio'.