Engineering Economy (Paperback)

Learning Stage 1 -- The Fundamentals Chapter 1: Foundations of Engineering Economy Chapter 2: Factors: How Time and Interest Affect Money Chapter 3: Combining Factors and Spreadsheet Functions Chapter 4: Nominal and Effective Interest Rates Learning Stage 2 -- Basic Analysis Tools Chapter 5: Present Worth Analysis Chapter 6: Annual Worth Analysis Chapter 7: Rate of Return Analysis: One Project Chapter 8: Rate of Return Analysis: Multiple Alternatives Chapter 9: Benefit/Cost Analysis and Public Sector Economics Learning Stage 2 Epilogue-Selecting the Basic Analysis Tool Learning Stage 3 -- Making Decisions Chapter 10: Project Financing and Non-economic Attributes Chapter 11: Replacement and Retention Decisions Chapter 12: Independent Projects With Budget Limitation Chapter 13: Breakeven and Payback Analysis Learning Stage 4 -- Rounding Out the Study Chapter 14: Effects of Inflation Chapter 15: Cost Estimation and Indirect Cost Allocation Chapter 16: Depreciation Methods Chapter 17: After-Tax Economic Analysis Chapter 18: Sensitivity Analysis and Expected Value Decisions Chapter 19: More on Variation and Decision Making Under Risk Appendix A: Using Spreadsheets and Microsoft Excel Appendix B: Basics of Accounting Reports and Business Ratios Appendix C: Code of Ethics for Engineers Appendix D: Alternate Methods For Equivalence Calculations Appendix E: Glossary of Concepts and Terms Reference Materials Compound Interest Factor Tables Index