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Compound Interest Equations | |
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Economic Criteria | |
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Preface | |
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Introduction | |
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People Are Surrounded by a Sea of Problems | |
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The Role of Engineering Economic Analysis | |
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The Decision-Making Process | |
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Rational Decision Making | |
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Decision-Process System | |
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Engineering Decision Making | |
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When Is a Decision Made? | |
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Interest and Equivalence | |
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Computing Cash Flows | |
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Time Value of MoneySimple Interest | |
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Equivalence | |
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Single Payment Compound Interest | |
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More Interest Formulas | |
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Uniform Series Compound Interest Formulas | |
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Relationships Between Compound Interest Factors | |
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Arithmetic Gradient | |
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Geometric GradientNominal and Effective Interest | |
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Continuous Compounding | |
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Present Worth Analysis | |
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Economic Criteria | |
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Applying Present Worth Techniques | |
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Assumptions in Solving Economic Analysis Problems | |
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Annual Cash Flow Analysis | |
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Annual Cash Flow Calculations | |
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Annual Cash Flow Analysis | |
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Analysis Period | |
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Rate of Return Analysis | |
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Internal Rate of Return | |
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Calculating Rate of Return | |
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Rate of Return Analysis7a | |
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Difficulties Solving for an Interest Rate | |
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Cash Flow Rule of Signs | |
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External Interest Rate | |
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Incremental Analysis | |
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Graphical Solutions | |
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Incremental Rate of Return Analysis | |
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Elements in Incremental Rate of Return Analysis | |
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Present Worth Analysis with Benefit-Cost Graphs | |
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Choosing an Analysis Method | |
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Other Analysis Techniques | |
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Future Worth Analysis | |
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Benefit-Cost Ratio Analysis | |
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Payback Period | |
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Sensitivity and Breakeven Analysis | |
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Depreciation | |
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Basic Aspects of Depreciation | |
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Straight Line Depreciation | |
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Sum-of-Years Digits Depreciation | |
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Declining Balance Depreciation | |
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Declining Balance Depreciation with Conversion to Straight Line Depreciation | |
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Unit-of-Production Depreciation | |
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Modified Accelerated Cost Recovery System Depreciation | |
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Depletion | |
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Income Taxes | |
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A Partner in the Business | |
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Calculation of Taxable IncomeIncome Tax Rates | |
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Economic Analysis Taking Income Taxes into Account | |
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Capital Gains and Losses | |
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Estimating the After-Tax Rate of Return | |
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Replacement Analysis | |
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The Replacement Problem | |
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Replacement Analysis Decision Map | |
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What Is the Basic Comparison? | |
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After-Tax Replacement Analysis | |
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References | |
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Index | |
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Compound Interest Tables | |
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Discrete End-of-Period Compounding | |
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Values of Interest Factors | |
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When N Equals Infinity(Each chapter ends with a Summary and a Problems section) | |