Engineering Economics Review

The following topics are presented by Dr. Lee L. Lowery, Jr., Department of Civil Engineering, Texas A&M University. They cover all aspects and equations presented in the Fundamentals of Engineering Reference Handbook, in the order that they appear in the handbook. 

• Introduction - Find future value, given present value (Time - 10 minutes)
• Find present value, given future value, ecospeak, finding annuals, (Time - 11 minutes)
• Find F or P given A, finding annuals (Time - 11 minutes)
• More P/A, A/P, F/A, A/F, P/F, F/P examples (Time - 11 minutes)
• P/A, A/P, gradients (Time - 10 minutes)
• Gradient examples (Time - 10 minutes)
• Non-annual compounding (Time - 10 minutes)
• Mixed cash flows, continuous compounding, straight-line depreciation (Time - 10 minutes)
• ACRS depreciation (Time - 10 minutes)
• Capitalized costs (Time - 13 minutes)
• Capitalized costs, bonds, minimum attractive rate of return, break-even analysis (Time - 30 minutes)
• Break-even analysis (end), payback period, inflation, benefit/cost analysis (Time - 23 minutes)

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