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Capital recovery factor
It is also important to be able torelate regular periodic payments to their present worth;…
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Sinking fund factor
The process corresponding to theinverse of series compounding is referred to as a sinking fund; that is, what…
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Interest Periods
Normally, but not always, the interest period is taken as 1 yr. There may be subperiods of…
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Present Worth
Present worth is the value found by discounting fu-ture cash flows to the present or base time.…
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Interest Factors
Interest factors are multiplicative numbers calculated from interest formulas for given interest rates and peri-ods. They…
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Interest Calculations
Interest is the money paid for the use of borrowed money or the return on…
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Cash-Flow Diagrams
It is difficult to solve a problem if you cannot see it. The easiest way…
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Cash-Flow Concepts
Cash flow is the stream of monetary (dollar) values— costs (inputs) and benefits (outputs)—resulting from…
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Engineering Economics: Meaning and Characteristics
Meaning of Engineering Economics: Engineering is the profession in which knowledge of the mathematical and…
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Variable Frequency Drive or VFD
It is interesting to know that the first A.C. drive (400 HP) based on thyratron cycloconverter-fed WRIM…