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CPI

see cost performance index.

CV

see cost variance.

CV%

see cost variance percentage.

cost performance index (CPI)

the cost efficiency ratio of earned value to actual cost. CPI is often used to predict the magnitude of a possible cost overrun by using the following formula: projected cost at completion. .

cost variance (CV)

the difference between the earned value of an activity and the actual cost of that activity; that is, .

cost variance percentage (CV%)

cost variance relative to earned value: .