Advanced Engineering Economics (Paperback)

~ (Author), Gunter P. Sharp-Bette (Author)

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Describes important and useful project evaluation and selection concepts and techniques that have developed over the past twenty years. These concepts and techniques--essential in making individual, corporate and public investment decisions--are presented in an integrated framework based upon traditional engineering economics principles. Four main sections--Basic Concepts and Techniques in Economics Analysis, Deterministic Analysis, Stochastic Analysis, Special Topics--cover a wide variety of subjects, including: accounting income, interest, inflation, the use of tranforms in cash-flow modeling, depreciation and corporate taxation, investment worth, utility theory, decision tree analysis and much more. A number of analysis techniques for public investments are described and decision rules for selecting among multiple alternatives are given. Features numerous case studies, illustrative examples, tables and end-of-chapter questions.

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Product Details

• Paperback: 768 pages
• Publisher: Wiley; 10 edition (February 9, 1990)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0471799890
• ISBN-13: 978-0471799894
• Product Dimensions: 9.3 x 6 x 1.3 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2.4 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #855,432 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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5.0 out of 5 stars Outstanding, November 5, 2007

By	OmniReader "OmniReader" (Lewisville, TX) - See all my reviews

Outstanding treatment of probabilistic cash flow analysis with all the derivations and details. Unparalleled detail in explaining utility, from data collection to build the curves to what to do with them.
This has been THE reference for Engineering Economics.

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