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 ...
However, most excavation companies will instead price the job based entirely on the number of yards of dirt that need to be moved. Typically, a yard of dirt costs around $100 to be moved, but that can change substantially up and down. If grading is needed, trees and shrubs need to be taken away after they are cleared or various erosion control techniques have to be implemented, the excavation company may bill them separately.