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Suitable for use in undergraduate courses, this textbook offers comprehensive coverage of financial and economic decision making for engineering projects, with an emphasizes on problem solving, life-cycle costs, and the time value of money. Individual chapters concentrate on such topics as cost estimations, interest and equivalence, annual cash flow analysis, incremental analysis, uncertainty, depreciation, income taxes, inflation, rationing capital, and accounting. A companion CD-ROM features interactive spreadsheets and tutorials, and a study guide contains 350 worked problems. The authors have taught at San Jose State University, the University of Alaska Anchorage, and North Carolina State University. Annotation ©2004 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)
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Now in a ninth edition, Engineering Economic Analysis offers comprehensive coverage of financial and economic decision-making for engineering projects, with an emphasis on problem solving, life cycle costs, and the time value of money. The spreadsheet material from the previous edition has been expanded, allowing students to create and analyze more realistic cash-flow models. The authors' concise, accessible writing style and practical emphasis make this text ideal for undergraduate engineering economy courses. Features of the Ninth Edition ·New pedagogical features include: --Chapter-opening vignettes --Chapter objectives ·The interior design will improve readability, generate student interest, and facilitate comprehension of the material. ·A new chapter has been added: Chapter 18, Accounting and Engineering Economy. ·Chapter 10, Probability and Uncertainty, has been completely rewritten to emphasize how to make good choices by considering the uncertainty that is part of every engineering economy application. ·Chapter 13, Replacement Analysis, has been rewritten to clarify the comparison of existing assets with newer alternatives. ·Appendix 7A, Difficulties Solving for an Interest Rate, has been thoroughly revised to use the power of spreadsheets to solve problems. ·End-of-chapter problems are reorganized and updated throughout. ·A companion website is available: http://www.oup.com/us/engineeringeconomy. Enhanced Student Support Packaged with every copy of the text: ·Study Guide, by Edward Wheeler ·CD featuring interactive Excel® spreadsheets and tutorials Enhanced Instructor Support ·CD containing exam files by Meenakshi Sundaram, Excel® spreadsheets, and PowerPoint® slides ·Solutions Manual
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