Course Detail(BF323 : Cost–Benefit Analysis for Business Plan)
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BF323 : Cost–Benefit Analysis for Business Plan NEW

7.00 CPE Hours (Others)
Classroom

This foundation workshop provides a comprehensive model for evaluating the financial viability of business development proposals – weighing the value of business development initiatives against the associated costs, including hidden costs & risks.

At the end of this course, you will be able to:

  1. Identify the main types of benefits and costs involved in business development initiatives;
  2. apply knowledge of basic cost behaviours to understand how they relate to cost–volume–profit concepts;
  3. calculate financial returns for common marketing initiatives such as promotions, commissions, discounts, and rebates;
  4. recognise hidden or overlooked costs that may affect the total financial impact of proposed initiatives; and
  5. apply the concept of the time value of money to calculate the financial impact of longer-term business development investments.

Programme Outline

Benefits and Costs associated with Business Development Initiatives

  • Food for Thought
  • Benefits from Growth Initiatives
  • Costs associated with Growth Initiatives

Cost-Volume-Profit Analysis

  • Relevance of Cost Behavior
  • Forecasting Breakeven Sales
  • Use of Contribution and Contribution Margin

Calculation Return on Common Marketing Initiatives

  • Advertising & Promotion
  • Use of Sales Commissions
  • Changing Selling Price
  • Offering Trade Discounts
  • Use of Promotional Trade Rebates

Building in Hidden Costs

  • Hidden Costs & Risks associated with Receivables and Inventory
  • Quantifying Hidden Costs
  • Weighted Average Cost of Capital

Additional Costs in Longer-term Business Development Investments

  • Time Value of Money
  • Forecasting Cash Flow with Profits
  • Net Present Value
  • Internal Rate of Return

Training Methodology*

Lecture style with demonstrations and exercises
 
Closing Date for Registration*
1 Week before Programme or Until Full Enrolment.

Intended For

• Financial Managers, Accountants & Analysts & who need to evaluate the financial feasibility of marketing or business development proposals

• Business Development Managers, Marketing Managers & Product Managers who need to justify the financial feasibility of marketing or business development proposals

Competency Mapping

Others = 7.00 Hours

Schedule & Fees
Date & Time

17 Aug 2026 (9:00 AM - 5:00 PM)

Fee (inclusive of GST)


SGD pricing -

For Members: $ 406.57
For Non-Members: $ 485.05


Programme Facilitator(s)

Chow Chan Kwan

Venue

60 Cecil Street
ISCA House
Singapore 049709

Testimonial

Funding

No funding Available!

Programme Facilitator(s)


Chow Chan Kwan
 
Mr Chow has more than 15 years of industrial experience as General Manager of various manufacturing and retail subsidiaries of a multinational company in Singapore and China.
 
He has also delivered accounting and finance lectures to students pursuing the Certificate in Management (CIM) at the Singapore Institute of Management (SIM), and conducted in-house financial training during the initial stage of his career as a statistics and research officer at a Malaysian bank.
 
Chow holds a Master of Business Administration (MBA) degree in Accounting and Finance from Ohio University in the USA.  While pursuing his MBA degree, he delivered accounting lectures to freshmen students, a provision under the university’s Graduate Assistant Scholarship Scheme.
 
Mr Chow is currently a professional trainer and consultant, specialising in Accounting, Finance, Strategic and Supply Chain Management.
 
 

This foundation workshop provides a comprehensive model for evaluating the financial viability of business development proposals – weighing the value of business development initiatives against the associated costs, including hidden costs & risks.

At the end of this course, you will be able to:

  1. Identify the main types of benefits and costs involved in business development initiatives;
  2. apply knowledge of basic cost behaviours to understand how they relate to cost–volume–profit concepts;
  3. calculate financial returns for common marketing initiatives such as promotions, commissions, discounts, and rebates;
  4. recognise hidden or overlooked costs that may affect the total financial impact of proposed initiatives; and
  5. apply the concept of the time value of money to calculate the financial impact of longer-term business development investments.

Programme Outline

Benefits and Costs associated with Business Development Initiatives

  • Food for Thought
  • Benefits from Growth Initiatives
  • Costs associated with Growth Initiatives

Cost-Volume-Profit Analysis

  • Relevance of Cost Behavior
  • Forecasting Breakeven Sales
  • Use of Contribution and Contribution Margin

Calculation Return on Common Marketing Initiatives

  • Advertising & Promotion
  • Use of Sales Commissions
  • Changing Selling Price
  • Offering Trade Discounts
  • Use of Promotional Trade Rebates

Building in Hidden Costs

  • Hidden Costs & Risks associated with Receivables and Inventory
  • Quantifying Hidden Costs
  • Weighted Average Cost of Capital

Additional Costs in Longer-term Business Development Investments

  • Time Value of Money
  • Forecasting Cash Flow with Profits
  • Net Present Value
  • Internal Rate of Return

Training Methodology*

Lecture style with demonstrations and exercises
 
Closing Date for Registration*
1 Week before Programme or Until Full Enrolment.

Intended For

• Financial Managers, Accountants & Analysts & who need to evaluate the financial feasibility of marketing or business development proposals

• Business Development Managers, Marketing Managers & Product Managers who need to justify the financial feasibility of marketing or business development proposals

Competency Mapping

Others = 7.00 Hours

Programme Facilitator(s)

Chow Chan Kwan
 
Mr Chow has more than 15 years of industrial experience as General Manager of various manufacturing and retail subsidiaries of a multinational company in Singapore and China.
 
He has also delivered accounting and finance lectures to students pursuing the Certificate in Management (CIM) at the Singapore Institute of Management (SIM), and conducted in-house financial training during the initial stage of his career as a statistics and research officer at a Malaysian bank.
 
Chow holds a Master of Business Administration (MBA) degree in Accounting and Finance from Ohio University in the USA.  While pursuing his MBA degree, he delivered accounting lectures to freshmen students, a provision under the university’s Graduate Assistant Scholarship Scheme.
 
Mr Chow is currently a professional trainer and consultant, specialising in Accounting, Finance, Strategic and Supply Chain Management.
 
 

Upcoming Schedule

Date & Time

17 Aug 2026 (9:00 AM - 5:00 PM)
Fee (inclusive of GST)


SGD pricing -

For Members: $ 406.57
For Non-Members: $ 485.05


Programme Facilitator(s)

Chow Chan Kwan

Venue

60 Cecil Street
ISCA House
Singapore 049709


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