ISBN : 9780199339280
The twelfth international edition of the market-leading Engineering Economic Analysis offers comprehensive coverage of financial and economic decision making for engineers, with an emphasis on problem solving, life-cycle costs, and the time value of money. The authors' concise, accessible writing, practical emphasis, and contemporary examples linked to students' everyday lives make this text the most popular among students. In addition, with its support package and logical progression of topics, this is the easiest book to teach from.
1 Making Economic Decisions
2 Estimating Engineering Costs and Benefits
3 Interest and Equivalence
4 Equivalence for Repeated Cash Flows
5 Present Worth Analysis
6 Annual Cash Flow Analysis
7 Rate of Return Analysis
8 Choosing the Best Alternative
9 Other Analysis Techniques
10 Uncertainty in Future Events
11 Depreciation and Capital Allowances
12 Taxes
13 Replacement Analysis
14 Inflation and Price Change
15 Selection of a Minimum Attractive Rate of Return
16 Economic Analysis in the Public Sector
17 Accounting and Engineering Economy
APPENDIX A INTRODUCTION TO SPREADSHEETS
APPENDIX B TIME VALUE OF MONEY CALCULATIONS USING SPREADSHEETS
APPENDIX C COMPOUND INTEREST TABLES
