Assessment of implementation cost in a policy decision answers which question?

Correct answer: Can the policy be implemented within the available resources and budget?

The correct answer is A. Implementation cost means estimating the money, staff, equipment, training, time and other resources required to put a policy into practice. The next step is to compare these requirements with the available budget and capacity. This tells decision-makers whether implementation is financially and practically feasible, or whether the plan must be changed, phased or better funded. Option A directly asks this feasibility question. Option B concerns constitutional and rights-based review, not cost alone. Option C concerns public acceptance and political support. Option D concerns legal authority and institutional competence. All three may matter in policy making, but they are answered by different assessments. Memory cue: cost assessment asks, “What will it require, and can we afford and support it?”