Table of contents

Table of contents :
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 3: MAKING BETTER DECISIONS
Chapter 10 Project Financing and Noneconomic 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 Staged 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