Site Suitability Analysis Is Used to

question 14

Multiple Choice

Site Suitability analysis is used to

• A)select which objects fall within a buffer zone around a point.
• B)determine which areas are "useful" or "not useful" in spatial analysis.
• C)merge all polygons with a value of "1" together,as well as all polygons with a value of "0" together.
• D)forecast land use changes into the future.

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Definitions:

Profitability Index

A calculation that determines the relationship between the costs and benefits of a proposed project through a ratio derived from present value of future cash flows divided by initial investment.

Net Present Value

An analysis that assesses the worth of a project or investment by comparing all incoming and outgoing cash flows against a discount rate.

Internal Rate Of Return

A metric used in capital budgeting to estimate the profitability of potential investments.

Payback Method

A capital budgeting method that calculates the time needed to recoup the initial investment from the cash inflows.