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Practical applications of engineering economics /

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Main Author: Sharma, Kal Renganathan (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: New York, [New York] (222 East 46th Street, New York, NY 10017) : Momentum Press, 2015.
Series:Engineering management collection.
Subjects:
Engineering economy.
Online Access:An electronic book accessible through the World Wide Web; click to view
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Table of Contents:
  • 1. Replacement analysis and depreciation
  • 1.1 Overview
  • 1.2 MACRS, modified accelerated cost recovery system. Example 1.1. Depreciation charge of off shore drilling asset
  • 1.3 Methods of depreciation
  • 1.3.1 Method of straight line. Example 1.2. Method of straight line for depreciation of HRA, helical ribbon agitator
  • 1.3.2 Method of declining balance. Example 1.3. Method of declining balance line for depreciation of HRA, helical ribbon agitator
  • 1.3.2 Method of units of production. Example 1.4. Hexane extraction of rice-bran oil (kindly see example 4.11)
  • 1.4 Replacement analysis. Example 1.5. Photocopier before-tax. Example 1.6. Best year for abandonment
  • 1.5 Summary
  • 1.6 References
  • 2. Taxes, tariffs and duties
  • 2.1 Overview
  • 2.2 Tax reform
  • 2.3 Types of taxes
  • 2.4 Tax consequences of evaluation of a single project
  • Example 2.1. Present worth of a sugar MiU after tax consequences. Example 2.2. PW of ABS plant taking into account inflation and tax consequences. Example 2.3. Profitability of liquefaction plants
  • 2.5 Summary
  • 2.6 References
  • 3. Benefit-to-cost ratio and public sector initiatives
  • 3.1 Introduction
  • 3.1.1 Marshall Plan
  • 3.1.2 Taj Mahal
  • 3.1.3 Great Wall of China
  • 3.1.4 Pyramid of Giza
  • 3.1.5 Eiffel Tower
  • 3.1.6 Suez Canal
  • 3.1.7 Hoover Dam
  • 3.1.8 Apollo Program
  • 3.1.9 NASA Mars science laboratory mission
  • 3.1.10 Interstate highways
  • 3.2 B-C-D method. Example 3.1. Firefighting in Yellowstone National Park in 1988. Example 3.2. Replacement for WTG, World Trade Center
  • 3.3 Summary
  • 3.4 References
  • 4. Spider plots and break-even analysis
  • 4.1 Overview. Example 4.1. Break-even analysis for PEV, Chevy Volt. Example 4.2. Spider plot for life-cycle cost of Chevy Volt
  • Appendices A. Discrete compounding-interest and annuity tables, Table A-1 to Table A-23
  • B. Continuous compounding-interest and annuity tables Table B-1 to B-25.

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