
Basics of Engineering Economy
McGraw Hill Higher Education (Publisher)
2nd Edition
Published on 16. March 2013
Book
Hardback
496 pages
978-0-07-337635-6 (ISBN)
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Description
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.
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Edition
2nd edition
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United States
Publishing group
McGraw-Hill Education - Europe
Target group
College/higher education
US School Grade: College Freshman
Illustrations
167 Illustrations
Dimensions
Height: 236 mm
Width: 193 mm
Thickness: 25 mm
Weight
900 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-07-337635-6 (9780073376356)
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Leland Blank | Anthony Tarquin
Basics of Engineering Economy
Book
11/2007
McGraw-Hill Professional
€171.50
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Content
Chapter 1 Foundations of Engineering EconomyChapter 2 Factors: How Time and Interest Effect MoneyChapter 3 Nominal and Effective Interest RatesChapter 4 PresentWorth AnalysisChapter 5 Annual Worth AnalysisChapter 6 Rate of Return AnalysisChapter 7 Benefit/Cost Analysis and Public Sector ProjectsChapter 8 Breakeven, Sensitivity and Payback AnalysisChapter 9 Replacement and Retention DecisionsChapter 10 Effects of InflationChapter 11 Estimating CostsChapter 12 Depreciation MethodsChapter 13 After-tax Economic AnalysisChapter 14 Alternative Evaluation Considering Multiple Attributes and RiskAppendix A: Using Spreadsheets and Microsoft ExcelAppendix B: Accounting Reports and Business RatiosAppendix C: Final Answers to Selected Problems