A baseline design has a function cost of $120,000 and the team estimates the function...

The correct answer is C . Using the stated formula, Value Index = Function Cost ÷ Function Worth = $120,000 ÷ $80,000 = 1.50 . SAVE’s dictionary defines Function Cost as the directly related resources allocated to a function and Function Worth as the lowest overall cost to perform a function without regard to criteria or code. It also defines Value Index as the monetary relationship of function cost to function worth, expressed as FC ÷ FW, where good value is VI ≤ 1.0.

Option A reverses the formula and calculates FW ÷ FC. Option B would mean cost equals worth, which is not true here. Option D has no mathematical basis from the numbers given. A VI of 1.50 indicates a value mismatch: the current function cost exceeds the function worth. This does not automatically mean the function should be eliminated, but it does identify a strong candidate for creativity and evaluation. CVS candidates must be careful because some older materials express the ratio in reverse; the exam stem controls the formula.

References/topics: Evaluation Phase; Function Cost; Function Worth; Value Index.