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Author Vasigh, Bijan

Title Engineering Economics for Aviation and Aerospace
Published Florence : Taylor and Francis, 2016

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Description 1 online resource (619 pages)
Contents Cover; Title; Copyright; Contents; List of Figures; List of Tables; Preface; Foreword; Foreword; Foreword; Acknowledgments; List of Abbreviations; 1 Introduction to the Air Transport Industry; Airline Industry before Deregulation; Airline Industry after Deregulation; Airline Profitability; Air Transport Industry; Aircraft Manufacturers; Jet Engine Manufacturers; Aircraft Leasing Companies; Service Providers (MRO, Ground Handling, Catering); Airports; Air Navigation Service Providers (ANSP); Global Distribution System (GDS) and Computer Reservation System (CRS)
Freight Forwarders and IntegratorsAirline Mergers and Bankruptcies; Summary; Discussion Questions and Problems; 2 Foundations of Engineering Economics and Finance; Definition of Engineering Economics; Interest and Time Value of Money; Simple Interest; Compound Interest; The Connection between Interest Rates and Their Determinations; Short-term Interest Rates; Long-term Debt and Interest Rates; Future Value of a Single Present Amount; Present Value of a Single Future Sum; Future Value of an Unequal Cash Flow Series; The Rule of 72; The Rule of 100; Summary; Discussion Questions and Problems
3 Annuities and Gradient SeriesAnnuities or Uniform Series; Future Value of an Annuity; Annuity of a Future Value; Present Value of an Annuity; Annuity of a Present Value; Amortization and Amortization Schedule; Annuity Due; Capitalized Cost; Arithmetic Gradient Series; Present Value of an Arithmetic Gradient Series; Annuity of an Arithmetic Gradient Series; Future Value of an Arithmetic Gradient Series; Geometric Gradient Series; Present Value of a Geometric Gradient Series; Annuity of a Geometric Gradient Series; Future Value of a Geometric Gradient Series; Shifted Cash Flow Series
Using Spreadsheets for Equivalences ComputationSummary; Discussion Questions and Problems; 4 Nominal and Effective Interest Rates; Nominal Versus Effective Interest Rates; Calculating Effective Interest Rate; Continuous Compounding; Effective Rate to Nominal Rate; Comparing Compounding Periods and Payment Periods; Computing Equivalences Involving Only Single-Amount Factors; Computing Equivalences when Payment Period Equals Compounding Period; Computing Equivalences when Payment Period Exceeds Compounding Period; Computing Equivalences when Payment Period is Less Than Compounding Period
Using Spreadsheets for Effective Rate and Equivalences ComputationSummary; Discussion Questions and Problems; 5 Analysis of Present Worth; Measuring Project Cash Flows; First Cost (P); Net Annual Cash Flow (NACF); Terminal Cash Flow (TCF); Evaluation of Single Projects; Bond Valuation; Types of Project Alternatives; Mutually Exclusive (ME) Projects; Independent Projects (IP); Do-nothing Alternative; Evaluation of Mutually Exclusive Equal-life Alternatives; Evaluation of Mutually Exclusive Different-life Alternatives; Study Period Approach; Least Common Multiple or Replacement Chain Approach
Notes Capitalized Cost or Equivalent Annual Annuity Approach
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Subject Aerospace engineering -- Cost control
Engineering economy.
Engineering economy
Form Electronic book
Author Gorjidooz, Javad
ISBN 9781317288466
1317288467