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This text covers the basic techniques and applications of engineering economy for all disciplines in the engineering profession. The writing style emphasizes brief, crisp coverage of the principle or technique discussed in order to reduce the time taken to present and grasp the essentials. The objec...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Blank, Leland T.
Other Authors: Tarquin, Anthony J.
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: New York, NY : McGraw-Hill, [2014]
Edition:Second edition.
Subjects:
Engineering economy.
Table of Contents:
  • Preface
  • Foundations of engineering economy
  • Factors : how time and interest affect money
  • Nominal and effective interest rates
  • Present worth analysis
  • Annual worth analysis
  • Rate of return analysis
  • Benefit/cost analysis and public sector p[rojects
  • Breakeven, sensitivity, and payback analysis
  • Replacement and retention decisions
  • Effects of inflation
  • Estimating costs
  • Depreciation methods
  • After-tax economic analysis
  • Alternative evaluation considering multiple attributes and risk
  • Appendix A : Using spreadsheets and Microsoft Excel©
  • Appendix B : Accounting reports and business ratios
  • Appendix C : Final answers to selected problems
  • Reference materials
  • Interest factor tables
  • Index.