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Foundations of Engineering Economy -- Factors : How Time and Interest Affect Money -- Nominal and Effective Interest Rates -- Present Worth Analysis -- Annual Worth Analysis -- Rate of Return Analysis -- Benefit/Cost Analysis and Public Sector Projects -- Breakeven, Sensitivity, and Payback Analysis -- Replacement and Retention Decisions -- Effects of Inflation -- Estimating Costs -- Depreciation Methods -- After-Tax Economic Analysis -- Alternative Evaluation Considering Multiple Attributes and Risk -- Appendix A: Using Spreadsheets and Microsoft Excel© -- Appendix B: Accounting : Reports and Business Ratios -- Appendix C: Final Answers to Selected Problems -- Interest Factor Tables.