what does a benefit cost ratio over 1 0 suggest 
a reading over 1 0 suggests that on a broad level a project should be financially successful a reading of 1 0 suggests that the benefits equal the costs and a reading below 1 0 suggests that the costs trump the benefits the bottom linethe benefit cost ratio bcr is used in a cost benefit analysis to get a summary of the overall relationship between the relative costs and benefits of a proposed project a project with a bcr greater than 1 0 is expected to deliver a positive net present value npv to a firm and its investors 