Engineering economy / Leland Blank, Anthony Tarquin.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Learning Stage 1 -- The Fundamentals -- Chapter 1: Foundations of Engineering Economy -- Chapter 2: Factors: How Time and Interest Affect Money -- Chapter 3: Combining Factors and Spreadsheet Functions -- Chapter 4: Nominal and Effective Interest Rates -- Learning Stage 2 -- Basic Analysis Tools -- Chapter 5: Present Worth Analysis -- Chapter 6: Annual Worth Analysis -- Chapter 7: Rate of Return Analysis: One Project -- Chapter 8: Rate of Return Analysis: Multiple Alternatives -- Chapter 9: Benefit/Cost Analysis and Public Sector Economics -- Learning Stage 2 Epilogue-Selecting the Basic Analysis Tool -- Learning Stage 3 -- Making Decisions -- Chapter 10: Project Financing and Non-economic Attributes -- Chapter 11: Replacement and Retention Decisions -- Chapter 12: Independent Projects With Budget Limitation -- Chapter 13: Breakeven and Payback Analysis -- Learning Stage 4 -- Rounding Out the Study -- Chapter 14: Effects of Inflation -- Chapter 15: Cost Estimation and Indirect Cost Allocation -- Chapter 16: Depreciation Methods -- Chapter 17: After-Tax Economic Analysis -- Chapter 18: Sensitivity Analysis and Expected Value Decisions -- Chapter 19: More on Variation and Decision Making Under Risk -- Appendix A: Using Spreadsheets and Microsoft Excel -- Appendix B: Basics of Accounting Reports and Business Ratios -- Appendix C: Code of Ethics for Engineers -- Appendix D: Alternate Methods For Equivalence Calculations -- Appendix E: Glossary of Concepts and Terms -- Reference Materials.