Engineering economy/ Leland T. Blank and Anthony J. Tarquin

Includes bibliographic references and index.

Learning Stage 1 - The Fundamentals1) Foundations of Engineering Economy2) Factors: How Time and Interest Affect Money3) Combining Factors and Spreadsheet Functions4) Nominal and Effective Interest RatesLearning Stage 2 - Basic Analysis Tools5) Analysis Using Present Worth and Future Worth Values6) Annual Worth Analysis7) Rate of Return Analysis: One Project8) Rate of Return Analysis: Multiple Alternatives9) Benefit/Cost Analysis and Public Sector EconomicsLearning Stage 2 - Epilogue: Selecting the Basic Analysis ToolLearning Stage 3 - Making Decisions10) Project Financing and Noneconomic Attributes11) Replacement and Retention Decisions12) Independent Projects with Budget Limitation13) Breakeven and Payback AnalysisLearning Stage 4 - Rounding Out the Study14) Effects of Inflation15) Cost Estimation and Indirect Cost Allocation16) Depreciation and Depletion Methods17) After-Tax Economic Analysis18) Sensitivity Analysis and Staged Decisions19) Decision Making under Risk

"This new edition includes the time-tested approach and topics of previous editions and introduces significantly new print and electronic features useful to learning about and successfully applying the exciting field of engineering economics. Money makes a huge difference in the life of a corporation, an individual, and a government. Learning to understand, analyze, and manage the money side of any project is vital to its success. To be professionally successful, every engineer must be able to deal with the time value of money, economic facts, inflation, cost estimation, tax considerations, as well as spreadsheet and calculator use. This book is a great help to the learner and the instructor in accomplishing these goals by using easy-to-understand language, simple graphics, and online features"--
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Blank, L. T., & Tarquin, A. J. (2024). Engineering economy (9th ed.). McGraw Hill LLC.