Changes

Important point: although upfront costs only occur one time per affected stakeholder, that does not mean that they only appear in one year of the analysis. If there is a positive stakeholder growth rate, that means new businesses are entering the market over time, and they incur the upfront costs too. Example: if you have a 1% stakeholder growth rate then there will be new entrants every year, and there would be upfront cost appearing in every year throughout the analytical period.

Important point: although upfront costs only occur one time per affected stakeholder, that does not mean that they only appear in one year of the analysis. If there is a positive stakeholder growth rate, that means new businesses are entering the market over time, and they incur the upfront costs too. Example: if you have a 1% stakeholder growth rate then there will be new entrants every year, and there would be upfront cost appearing in every year throughout the analytical period.

'''Ongoing:''' activities can happen multiple times per stakeholder, on a recurring basis at some specific [[RCC userguide#Annual Frequency|frequency]] throughout the analytical period. These impacts are assumed to occur at the end of each period. An example of an ongoing activity is stakeholders submitting a report to the government 3 times per year (and 3 times per year over 10 years means this activity would happen 30 times).

'''Ongoing:''' activities can happen multiple times per stakeholder, on a recurring basis at a specific [[RCC userguide#Annual Frequency|annual frequency]] throughout the analytical period. These impacts are assumed to occur at the end of each period. An example of an ongoing activity is stakeholders submitting a report to the government 3 times per year (and 3 times per year over 10 years means this activity would happen 30 times).

The assumption that ongoing activities occur at the end of each period may be different than your typical approach in a CBA. This assumption affects how many stakeholders incur the cost and how the cost is discounted. For example if you have an ongoing cost in Year 1, it is assumed that it is incurred at the end of the year (i.e., December 31). This means that the annual growth rate is applied to the stakeholder count from the beginning of the year, and the discount rate is applied.

The assumption that ongoing activities occur at the end of each period may be different than your typical approach in a CBA. This assumption affects how many stakeholders incur the cost and how the cost is discounted. For example if you have an ongoing cost in Year 1, it is assumed that it is incurred at the end of the year (i.e., December 31). This means that the annual growth rate is applied to the stakeholder count from the beginning of the year, and the discount rate is applied.