Compare benefits without double counting
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A financial appraisal of a fictional community investment with counterfactual, incremental costs, discounted values, distribution and sensitivity.
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What to include
- A baseline/project comparison with incremental service and scope.
- An incremental resource-cost and transfer-incidence table.
- A dated present-value worksheet with real/nominal consistency.
- A deduplicated benefit inventory with valuation limits.
- A base/low net-value table and distribution note.
- A completed fictional public-spending financial appraisal.
Review and revise
Use these criteria to check your work and choose what to improve.
- All supplied records reconcile and the decision uses the named case rules.
- Calculations show units, intermediate values and a second check.
- Changed-input practice revises the affected result and identifies uncertainty.
- The final project combines six lesson records, separates fictional assumptions from current rules, and states a supported next step.
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The idea in everyday life
This is an original fictional practice case. No account, payment, personal record or outside participation is required. Supplied evaluation values the same saved staff hour at $30. A draft also calls it $30 productivity benefit; they refer to the identical hour. Extra access benefit is not monetized.
Two labels can describe the same underlying change; monetary estimates and unpriced outcomes should remain distinct.
Compare benefits without double counting — worked practice
Two labels can describe the same underlying change; monetary estimates and unpriced outcomes should remain distinct.
Use paper or a local table; label all amounts as fictional USD unless the case names another unit. Supplied evaluation values the same saved staff hour at $30. A draft also calls it $30 productivity benefit; they refer to the identical hour. Extra access benefit is not monetized.
Double-counting check
Paste at A1.
| AClaim | BUSD | CUnderlying event | DTreatment |
|---|---|---|---|
| Saved staff time | 30 | One saved hour | Count once |
| Productivity gain | 30 | Same saved hour | Duplicate, exclude |
| Extra access | Not monetized | Separate access outcome | Describe separately |
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1. Step 1: Link claimed benefits to their underlying change
Link claimed benefits to their underlying change.
You should see: Both $30 labels identify one saved staff hour.
Two labels can describe the same underlying change; monetary estimates and unpriced outcomes should remain distinct.
2. Step 2: Remove the duplicate count
Remove the duplicate count.
You should see: Monetized subtotal remains $30, not $60.
Keep this intermediate result so the final decision can be checked.
3. Step 3: Record unpriced access separately
Record unpriced access separately.
You should see: Access improvement is described, not assigned an invented dollar value.
Keep this intermediate result so the final decision can be checked.
4. Step 4: Write a scoped benefit inventory
Write a scoped benefit inventory.
You should see: One supported monetary component plus a nonmonetized outcome and its evidence question.
Keep this intermediate result so the final decision can be checked.
What to finish
A deduplicated benefit inventory with valuation limits.
Watch for this
Counting the same saved hour under two appealing outcome names.
How can I tell I understand it?
Audit benefit labels for overlap and distinguish priced from unpriced outcomes on the supplied changed case while preserving the stated rule and checking the final record.
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Source & access notes · checked 2026-10-01
Official page opened/read during Money expansion authoring; checked the relevant concept and access state. These sources do not establish funding eligibility.
Access: Readable official webpage inspected with the web reader on 2026-10-01. No interactive-tool operation is claimed.
Reuse: Original fictional practice, questions and calculations; paraphrased concepts with a source link. No source exercise copied.
Source & access notes · checked 2026-10-01
Official page opened/read during Money expansion authoring; checked the relevant concept and access state. These sources do not establish funding eligibility.
Access: Readable official webpage inspected with the web reader on 2026-10-01. No interactive-tool operation is claimed.
Reuse: Original fictional practice, questions and calculations; paraphrased concepts with a source link. No source exercise copied.
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