Basics of Engineering Economy, 2nd Edition

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 objective of the text is to explain and demonstrate the principles and techniques of engineering economic analysis as applied in different fields of engineering. This brief text includes coverage of multiple attribute evaluation for instructors who want to include non-economic dimensions in alternative evaluation and the discussion of risk considerations in the appendix, compared to Blank's comprehensive text, where these topics are discussed in two unique chapters.

Preface

Chapter 1 : Foundations of Engineering Economy
Chapter 2 : Factors : How Time and Interest Effect Money
Chapter 3 : Nominal and Effective Interest Rates
Chapter 4 : PresentWorth Analysis
Chapter 5 : Annual Worth Analysis
Chapter 6 : Rate of Return Analysis
Chapter 7 : Benefit/Cost Analysis and Public Sector Projects
Chapter 8 : Breakeven, Sensitivity and Payback Analysis
Chapter 9 : Replacement and Retention Decisions
Chapter 10 : Effects of Inflation
Chapter 11 : Estimating Costs
Chapter 12 : Depreciation Methods
Chapter 13 : After-tax Economic Analysis
Chapter 14 : 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

Index