Provides a modern presentation that eliminates the seven limitations of past and present engineering economics texts:
Contains the
12-FACTOR
Calculator
, an Excel spreadsheet designed by author to provide the values of the 12 factors of engineering economics for
arbitrary
values of
i
,
g
(), and
N
ANNUAL
and
PRESENT WORTH COMPARISON Calculators with Component Replacements
forcomparing equipment purchase quotations
Defines quasi-simple investments and presents a Step-by-Step procedure for calculating their IRRs and balances
Presents a classification of the four common non-simple investments and provides Step-by-Step procedures for calculating their IRRs and balances
Compares the different profitability measures for the
same
investment: pretax IRR, aftertax IRR, aftertax sensitivity analysis, net present value, accounting rate of return, benefit-cost ratio, and payback period