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OverviewFull Product DetailsAuthor: Chan ParkPublisher: Pearson Education Limited Imprint: Pearson Education Limited Edition: 4th edition Dimensions: Width: 20.50cm , Height: 2.00cm , Length: 25.50cm Weight: 1.243kg ISBN: 9781292264875ISBN 10: 129226487 Publication Date: 19 July 2019 Audience: Professional and scholarly , Professional and scholarly , Professional & Vocational , Professional & Vocational Format: Mixed media product Publisher's Status: Active Availability: In stock  We have confirmation that this item is in stock with the supplier. It will be ordered in for you and dispatched immediately. Table of ContentsPART 1 UNDERSTANDING MONEY AND ITS MANAGEMENT Chapter 1 Engineering Economic Decisions 1.1 The Rational Decision-Making Process 1.1.1 How Do We Make Typical Personal Decisions? 1.1.2 How Do We Approach an Engineering Design Problem? 1.1.3 What Makes Economic Decisions Different from Other Design Decisions? 1.2 The Engineer's Role in Business 1.2.1 Making Capital-Expenditure Decisions 1.2.2 Large-Scale Engineering Economic Decisions 1.2.3 Impact of Engineering Projects on Financial Statements 1.3 Types of Strategic Engineering Economic Decisions 1.3.1 New Products or Product Expansion 1.3.2 Equipment and Process Selection 1.3.3 Cost Reduction 1.3.4 Equipment Replacement 1.3.5 Service or Quality Improvement 1.4 Fundamental Principles in Engineering Economics Summary Self-Test Questions Problems Chapter 2 Time Value of Money 2.1 Interest: The Cost of Money 2.1.1 The Time Value of Money 2.1.2 Elements of Transactions Involving Interest 2.1.3 Methods of Calculating Interest 2.2 Economic Equivalence 2.2.1 Definition and Simple Calculations 2.2.2 Equivalence Calculations Require a Common Time Basis for Comparison 2.3 Interest Formulas for Single Cash Flows 2.3.1 Compound-Amount Factor 2.3.2 Present-Worth Factor 2.3.3 Solving for Time and Interest Rates 2.4 Uneven-Payment Series 2.5 Equal-Payment Series 2.5.1 Compound-Amount Factor: Find F , Given A , i , and N 2.5.2 Sinking-Fund Factor: Find A , Given F , i , and N 2.5.3 Capital-Recovery Factor (Annuity Factor): Find A , Given P , i and N 2.5.4 Present-Worth Factor: Find P , Given A , i , and N 2.5.5 Present Value of Perpetuities 2.6 Dealing with Gradient Series 2.6.1 Handling Linear Gradient Series 2.6.2 Handling Geometric Gradient Series 2.7 More on Equivalence Calculations Summary Self-Test Questions Problems Chapter 3 Understanding Money Management 3.1 Market Interest Rates 3.1.1 Nominal Interest Rates 3.1.2 Annual Effective Interest Rates 3.2 Calculating Effective Interest Rates Based on Payment Periods 3.2.1 Discrete Compounding 3.2.2 Continuous Compounding 3.3 Equivalence Calculations with Effective Interest Rates 3.3.1 Compounding Period Equal to Payment Period 3.3.2 Compounding Occurs at a Different Rate than That at Which Payments are Made 3.4 Debt Management 3.4.1 Borrowing with Credit Cards 3.4.2 Commercial Loans-Calculating Principal and Interest Payments 3.4.3 Comparing Different Financing Options Summary Self-Test Questions Problems Chapter 4 Equivalence Calculations under Inflation 4.1 Measure of Inflation 4.1.1 Consumer Price Index 4.1.2 Producer Price Index 4.1.3 Average Inflation Rate 4.1.4 General Inflation Rate ( f ) versus Specific Inflation Rate ( fj ) 4.2 Actual versus Constant Dollars 4.2.1 Conversion from Constant to Actual Dollars 4.2.2 Conversion from Actual to Constant Dollars 4.3 Equivalence Calculations under Inflation 4.3.1 Market and Inflation-Free Interest Rates 4.3.2 Constant-Dollar Analysis 4.3.3 Actual-Dollar Analysis 4.3.4 Mixed-Dollar Analysis Summary Self-Test Questions Problems PART 2 EVALUATING BUSINESS AND ENGINEERING ASSETS Chapter 5 Present-Worth Analysis 5.1 Loan versus Project Cash Flows 5.2 Initial Project Screening Methods 5.2.1 Benefits and Flaws of Payback Screening 5.2.2 Discounted-Payback Period 5.3 Present-Worth Analysis 5.3.1 Net-Present-Worth Criterion 5.3.2 Guidelines for Selecting a MReviewsAuthor InformationTab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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