Engineering Economy
7th Edition
Published on 1. May 2011
Book
Paperback/Softback
978-0-07-131463-3 (ISBN)
Description
"Engineering Economy, 7th Edition", provides undergraduate students and practicing professionals with a solid preparation in the financial understanding of engineering problems and projects, as well as the techniques needed for evaluating and making sound economic decisions. Information on cost estimation, depreciation, and taxes has been updated to conform to new tax laws. Eighty per cent of the end-of-chapter problems are revised or new to this edition. Distinguishing pedagogical characteristics of this market-leading text include its easy-to-read writing style, chapter objectives, worked examples, integrated spreadsheets, case studies, Fundamentals of Engineering (FE) exam questions, and numerous new end-of-chapter problems. Graphical cross-referencing is indicated so users are able to locate additional material on any one subject in the text. Quick-solve (Q-Solv) and Excel-solve (E-Solve) icons found in the text indicate the difficulty of a problem, example, or spreadsheet.
More details
Edition
7th Revised 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
Edition type
Revised edition
Illustrations
ill
ISBN-13
978-0-07-131463-3 (9780071314633)
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Schweitzer Classification
Content
Learning Stage 1 -- The Fundamentals 1: Foundations of Engineering Economy 2: Factors: How Time and Interest Affect Money 3: Combining Factors and Spreadsheet Functions 4: Nominal and Effective Interest Rates Learning Stage 2 -- Basic Analysis Tools 5: Present Worth Analysis 6: Annual Worth Analysis 7: Rate of Return Analysis: One Project 8: Rate of Return Analysis: Multiple Alternatives 9: Benefit/Cost Analysis and Public Sector Economics Learning Stage 2 Epilogue-Selecting the Basic Analysis Tool Learning Stage 3 -- Making Decisions 10: Project Financing and Non-economic Attributes 11: Replacement and Retention Decisions 12: Independent Projects With Budget Limitation 13: Breakeven and Payback Analysis Learning Stage 4 -- Rounding Out the Study 14: Effects of Inflation 15: Cost Estimation and Indirect Cost Allocation 16: Depreciation Methods 17: After-Tax Economic Analysis 18: Sensitivity Analysis and Expected Value Decisions 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