Engineering economy : applying theory to practice / Ted G. Eschenbach.

Content
1. Making economic decisions
1.1 What is engineering economy
1.2 Principles for decision making.
1.3 The decision-making process.
etc.

the time value on money
2.1 What is interest
2.2 Simple vs compound interest
2.3 Cash flow diagrams.
etc

3 Equivalence - a factor approach
3.1 Definition and assumption
3.2 Tables of engineering economy factors
3.3 Single payment factors
etc.

4 Spreadsheet and economic analysis
4.1 Using spreadsheets for economic analysis
4.2 Spreadsheet modelling
4.3 Financial show spreadsheets
etc

5 Present worth
5.1 The PW measure
5.2 Examples of when to use PW.
5.3 Rolling back irregular cash flows for PW calculations
etc

6 Equivalent annual worth
6.1 The equivalent annual worth measure
6.2 Assumptions and sign conventions.
6.3 Examples of annual evaluation.
etc.

7 Internal rate of return
7.1 Internal rate of return
7.2 Assumptions.
7.3 Finding the IRR
etc.

8. Benefits/cost ratios and other measure.
8.1 Measures of economic attractiveness
8.2 Benefit/cost ration
8.3 PW Indexes.
8.4 Future worth.
etc.

9. Mutually exclusive alternatives
9.1 Applying engineering to engineering design
9.2 Key assumption is the interest rate or minimum attractive
9.3 Comparing alternatives with lives of the same length
etc.

10 Replacement analysis
10.1 Why is equipment replaced, or augmented.
10.2 Old and new are mutually exclusive.
10.3 Sunk costs, and short-term cost savings.
etc.

11. Constrained project selection.
11.1 The constrained project selection problem.
11.2 Raking projects
11.3 Determining the minimum attractive rate of return using the opportunity cost of capital.
etc.

12. Depreciation
12.1 Introduction.
12.2 Basic depreciation methods.
12,3 Accelerated cost recovery
etc.

13 Income tax.
13.1 Principles of income taxes.
13.2 Progressive marginal tax rates.
13.3 Finding taxable income when including depreciation
etc.

14 Public sector engineering economy
14.1 Defining benefits, disbenefits, and costs
14.2 Why are public sector problems difficult.
14.3 Correct methods and interest rates.
etc.

15.Inflation
15.1Defiliation and measuring inflation and deflation
15.2 Consistent assumptions for interest rates and cash flow estimates.
15.3 Solving for PW or EAC when including inflation
etc.

16 Estimating cash flows.
16.1 Introduction
16.2 Cash flow estimating and life cycles stages.
16.3 Cash flow estimating standards
etc.

17 Sensitivity analysis
17.1 What is sensitivity analysis
17.2 Uncertain data and its impact.
17.3 Techniques for sensitivity analysis
etc.
18 Uncertainty and probability
18.1 Probability
18.2 Computing expected values.
18.3 Choosing alternatives using expected values.
etc.
19 Multiple objectives.
19.1 Multiple attributes
19.2 Process of evaluating multiple objectives
19.3. Identifying the attributes
etc