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COSTO OPCION [3 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2017-01-03
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Financial and Budgetary Management
- Economic Planning
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- cost-effectiveness analysis
1, record 1, English, cost%2Deffectiveness%20analysis
correct, standardized
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
- CEA 2, record 1, English, CEA
correct, standardized
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- cost-effective analysis 3, record 1, English, cost%2Deffective%20analysis
correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
An economic evaluation consisting of comparing various options, in which costs are measured in monetary units, then aggregated, and outcomes are expressed in natural (non-monetary) units. 4, record 1, English, - cost%2Deffectiveness%20analysis
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
The feature that distinguishes benefit-cost analysis from cost-effectiveness analysis is the attempt benefit-cost analysis makes to go as far as possible in quantifying benefits and costs in money terms. ... The distinction between benefit-cost analysis and cost-effectiveness analysis is therefore merely a difference in degree in kind. 5, record 1, English, - cost%2Deffectiveness%20analysis
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
cost-effectiveness analysis: term and definition standardized by the Health Technology Assessment (HTA) Glossary English Editorial Board and the Translation Bureau. 6, record 1, English, - cost%2Deffectiveness%20analysis
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 3 OBS
cost-effectiveness analysis: term extracted from the “Glossaire de l’économie” and reproduced with permission of the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. 6, record 1, English, - cost%2Deffectiveness%20analysis
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Gestion budgétaire et financière
- Planification économique
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- analyse coût/efficacité
1, record 1, French, analyse%20co%C3%BBt%2Fefficacit%C3%A9
correct, feminine noun, standardized
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
- ACE 2, record 1, French, ACE
correct, feminine noun, standardized
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- analyse coût-efficacité 3, record 1, French, analyse%20co%C3%BBt%2Defficacit%C3%A9
correct, see observation, feminine noun, standardized
- ACE 2, record 1, French, ACE
correct, feminine noun, standardized
- ACE 2, record 1, French, ACE
- analyse coûts-efficacité 4, record 1, French, analyse%20co%C3%BBts%2Defficacit%C3%A9
correct, see observation, feminine noun
- ACE 5, record 1, French, ACE
correct, feminine noun
- ACE 5, record 1, French, ACE
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Évaluation économique consistant à comparer différentes options, dans laquelle les coûts sont mesurés en unités monétaires puis agrégés, et les résultats sont exprimés en unités naturelles (non monétaires). 1, record 1, French, - analyse%20co%C3%BBt%2Fefficacit%C3%A9
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
On voit le plus souvent l’expression «coût-efficacité» avec un trait d’union, mais cette graphie est discutable. En effet, le trait d’union sert à créer une apposition (mot composé) dans un rapport de coordination (avion-citerne) ou de subordination (auto-école), alors qu’en fait il s’agit ici d’une mise en relation : coût par rapport à l'efficacité. On peut réduire l’ambiguïté que crée le trait d’union en le remplaçant par une barre oblique, qui marque une relation ou une opposition entre deux éléments. 1, record 1, French, - analyse%20co%C3%BBt%2Fefficacit%C3%A9
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
analyse coût/efficacité; analyse coût-efficacité; ACE : termes, abréviation et définition normalisés par l'Institut national d'excellence en santé et en services sociaux (INESSS) et le Bureau de la traduction. 6, record 1, French, - analyse%20co%C3%BBt%2Fefficacit%C3%A9
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 3 OBS
analyse coût-efficacité : terme extrait du «Glossaire de l’économie» et reproduit avec l’autorisation de l’Organisation de coopération et de développement économiques. 6, record 1, French, - analyse%20co%C3%BBt%2Fefficacit%C3%A9
Record 1, Key term(s)
- analyse coûts/efficacité
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Gestión presupuestaria y financiera
- Planificación económica
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- análisis de la eficacia en función de los costos
1, record 1, Spanish, an%C3%A1lisis%20de%20la%20eficacia%20en%20funci%C3%B3n%20de%20los%20costos
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
- análisis de la relación costo-eficacia 2, record 1, Spanish, an%C3%A1lisis%20de%20la%20relaci%C3%B3n%20costo%2Deficacia
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Técnica de evaluación y seguimiento de un programa que se utiliza principalmente en programas y proyectos sociales en los sectores de salud, población, nutrición y otros afines en los que los beneficios no se pueden medir en forma razonable en términos monetarios. 1, record 1, Spanish, - an%C3%A1lisis%20de%20la%20eficacia%20en%20funci%C3%B3n%20de%20los%20costos
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
El análisis de la eficacia en función de los costos se utiliza en dos formas : 1) el método de "efectos constantes", que emplea el análisis del costo mínimo a fin de determinar la opción del costo mínimo para alcanzar un nivel determinado de beneficios, incluidos los beneficios intangibles, y 2) el método del "costo constante" que calcula el costo por unidad de beneficio, o la "relación eficacia en función de los costos", y exige que haya medios para poder cuantificar los beneficios(pero no necesariamente para asignar un precio monetario o un valor económico a los beneficios). 1, record 1, Spanish, - an%C3%A1lisis%20de%20la%20eficacia%20en%20funci%C3%B3n%20de%20los%20costos
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
[El análisis de la eficacia en función de los costos] también puede utilizarse para elegir entre tecnologías consideradas para su aplicación dentro de un proyecto. 1, record 1, Spanish, - an%C3%A1lisis%20de%20la%20eficacia%20en%20funci%C3%B3n%20de%20los%20costos
Record 2 - internal organization data 2014-01-06
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Economic Planning
- Cost Accounting
- Financial and Budgetary Management
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- opportunity cost
1, record 2, English, opportunity%20cost
correct, standardized
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
- alternative cost 2, record 2, English, alternative%20cost
correct
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
The value of the benefits of a better option that is given up when another option is chosen. 3, record 2, English, - opportunity%20cost
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Opportunity cost is an important concept in making investment choices and allocating resources. 4, record 2, English, - opportunity%20cost
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 2 OBS
opportunity cost: term and definition standardized by the Health Technology Assessment (HTA) Glossary English Editorial Board and the Translation Bureau. 5, record 2, English, - opportunity%20cost
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Planification économique
- Comptabilité analytique
- Gestion budgétaire et financière
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- coût de renonciation
1, record 2, French, co%C3%BBt%20de%20renonciation
correct, masculine noun, standardized
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
- coût d'option 1, record 2, French, co%C3%BBt%20d%27option
correct, masculine noun, standardized
- coût de substitution 2, record 2, French, co%C3%BBt%20de%20substitution
correct, masculine noun, standardized
- coût d'opportunité 3, record 2, French, co%C3%BBt%20d%27opportunit%C3%A9
masculine noun
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Valeur des bénéfices de la meilleure option à laquelle on renonce en choisissant une option donnée. 4, record 2, French, - co%C3%BBt%20de%20renonciation
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
coût de renonciation; coût d'option; coût de substitution : termes et définition normalisés par l'Institut national d'excellence en santé et en services sociaux (INESSS) et le Bureau de la traduction. 5, record 2, French, - co%C3%BBt%20de%20renonciation
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Planificación económica
- Contabilidad de costos
- Gestión presupuestaria y financiera
Record 2, Main entry term, Spanish
- costo de oportunidad
1, record 2, Spanish, costo%20de%20oportunidad
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 2, Synonyms, Spanish
- coste de oportunidad 2, record 2, Spanish, coste%20de%20oportunidad
correct, masculine noun, Spain
- costo de opción 3, record 2, Spanish, costo%20de%20opci%C3%B3n
masculine noun
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
El valor de la mejor alternativa económica posible a que se renuncia por dedicar los recursos a otra actividad concreta. 4, record 2, Spanish, - costo%20de%20oportunidad
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Supóngase, por ejemplo, que un agricultor produce arroz y maíz, pero aplica al arroz todo el fertilizante de que dispone. Si en lugar de eso transfiere parte del fertilizante a su maíz, reduciría un tanto el valor de su producción de arroz, pero pudiera obtener un valor mucho más elevado del aumento de producción de maíz. El valor a que renunciaría de su producción de arroz sería el costo de oportunidad del fertilizante utilizado para la producción de maíz. 5, record 2, Spanish, - costo%20de%20oportunidad
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
El concepto del costo de oportunidad es la piedra angular del análisis de proyectos y constituye el concepto central en que se fundamenta la valoración de los insumos del proyecto. 5, record 2, Spanish, - costo%20de%20oportunidad
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 2 OBS
coste de oportunidad: término extraído del CAPITAL Business Dictionary con la autorización de LID Editorial Empresarial. 6, record 2, Spanish, - costo%20de%20oportunidad
Record 3 - internal organization data 2011-01-21
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Investment
- Economic Planning
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- net present value
1, record 3, English, net%20present%20value
correct
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
- NPV 2, record 3, English, NPV
correct
Record 3, Synonyms, English
- net present worth 3, record 3, English, net%20present%20worth
correct
- excess present value 4, record 3, English, excess%20present%20value
correct
- net discounted value 5, record 3, English, net%20discounted%20value
- net discounted present value 6, record 3, English, net%20discounted%20present%20value
avoid, see observation
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Value updated to the present moment by means of an adequate rate of interest, of all future charges and payments that an activity is expected to generate. 7, record 3, English, - net%20present%20value
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
The net present value of an investment project is the present value of the sequence of cash inflows associated with the project minus the present value of the sequence of cash outflows associated with the project. 8, record 3, English, - net%20present%20value
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
The expression "net discounted present value" is redundant. 9, record 3, English, - net%20present%20value
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 2 OBS
net present value; NPV: terms and definition reproduced from the CAPITAL Business Dictionary with the permission of LID Editorial Empresarial. 10, record 3, English, - net%20present%20value
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Investissements et placements
- Planification économique
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- valeur actualisée nette
1, record 3, French, valeur%20actualis%C3%A9e%20nette
correct, feminine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
- VAN 1, record 3, French, VAN
correct
Record 3, Synonyms, French
- valeur actuelle nette 2, record 3, French, valeur%20actuelle%20nette
feminine noun
- VAN 2, record 3, French, VAN
feminine noun
- VAN 2, record 3, French, VAN
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Excédent de la valeur actualisée des rentrées nettes de fonds auxquelles un projet d'investissement donnera lieu sur la valeur actualisée des décaissements requis pour réaliser cet investissement. 3, record 3, French, - valeur%20actualis%C3%A9e%20nette
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
valeur actualisée nette; VAN : termes et définition extraits du CAPITAL Business Dictionary et reproduits avec l'autorisation de LID Editorial Empresarial. 4, record 3, French, - valeur%20actualis%C3%A9e%20nette
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Inversiones
- Planificación económica
Record 3, Main entry term, Spanish
- valor actualizado neto
1, record 3, Spanish, valor%20actualizado%20neto
correct, masculine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, Spanish
- VAN 2, record 3, Spanish, VAN
correct
Record 3, Synonyms, Spanish
- valor presente neto 3, record 3, Spanish, valor%20presente%20neto
correct, masculine noun
- VNA 4, record 3, Spanish, VNA
correct
- VNA 4, record 3, Spanish, VNA
- valor neto actual 5, record 3, Spanish, valor%20neto%20actual
correct, masculine noun
- VNP 4, record 3, Spanish, VNP
correct
- VNP 4, record 3, Spanish, VNP
- valor neto presente 4, record 3, Spanish, valor%20neto%20presente
correct, masculine noun
- valor neto actualizado 6, record 3, Spanish, valor%20neto%20actualizado
masculine noun
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Medida actualizada del valor del proyecto. Se trata del valor actual de la corriente de beneficios incrementales netos, o flujo incremental de fondos, de un proyecto. Es el valor actual de los beneficios menos el valor actual de los costos de un proyecto. 4, record 3, Spanish, - valor%20actualizado%20neto
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Cuando se utiliza el valor neto actual, el criterio de selección es aceptar todos los proyectos independientes con un valor neto actual de cero o mayor cuando se actualizan a una tasa adecuada de actualización, con mucha frecuencia el costo de oportunidad del capital. No da clasificación para el orden de ejecución. Cuando se analizan opciones mutuamente excluyentes, acepte la opción con el valor neto actual más elevado. El valor neto actual es el criterio preferido de selección para opciones que se excluyen mutuamente. 4, record 3, Spanish, - valor%20actualizado%20neto
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
valor actualizado neto; VAN: términos extraídos del CAPITAL Business Dictionary con la autorización de LID Editorial Empresarial. 7, record 3, Spanish, - valor%20actualizado%20neto
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