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Table 5 Investment options by weighted score

From: Difficult decisions in times of constraint: Criteria based Resource Allocation in the Vancouver Coastal Health Authority

Investment Opportunity*

Weighted Score**

Annualized Investment***

1

2.07

$95,000

2

1.87

$69,600

3

1.72

$10,000

4

1.43

$45,000

5

0.44

$310,000

TOTAL

 

$529,600

  1. *These proposals were put forward for consideration but were not acted upon immediately.
  2. **Higher weighted scores indicate greater benefit gain by acting on the investment opportunity.
  3. ***If marginal analysis was to proceed beyond deficit elimination, re-allocation from disinvestment 43 to investments 1 to 3 would be recommended, as the benefit loss on the disinvestment is less then the potential benefit gained through these investments. Investment opportunity 4 and 5 would not proceed as the expected benefit gain is less then the benefit loss of disinvestment 44.
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