Multiple Techniques. Most companies use multiple techniques for all of their capital budgeting decisions. There are a number of minor methods, such as profitability index and sensitivity analysis, which can also be employed in making decisions.
Hiring an excavation or land clearing company to clear flat land with light vegetation and few trees might cost $20-$200 per acre; clearing more sloping land with overgrown brush and a few trees might cost $500-$2,000 per acre; and clearing heavily wooded or forested land can cost $3,000-$6,000 or more an acre, depending on conditions and whether the resulting debris will be burned (illegal in many areas and strictly limited in others), stacked in designated spots for later disposal or ...
1 $150 to $400 per hour for complete site clearing, depending upon the machinery necessary for the job (usually including a large bull dozer); 2  Grading-sub-grading the area for a slab on grade is going to cost roughly $1.43 per square yard for a total of $100; and. This tends to have a life span of 10 to 30 years and will need treatment every six to ten years to maintain its good looks and durability. 2  This is known as a macadam treatment and will average around $2 per square foot, or roughly $1200 every six years.