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Principles Of Engineering: Economics

Subject : engineering
Instructions:
  • Answer 21 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Select the preferred investment






2. Past costs are irrelevant in engineering economic analyses - unless they impact future costs






3. Money cannot be added or subtracted unless it occurs at the same point(s) in time






4. Compare investment alternatives over a common period of time






5. Money has a time value






6. To move money forward one time unit - MULTIPLY by one plus the discount or interest rate






7. Compare the alternatives






8. Make investments that are economically justified






9. Specify the discount rate






10. Money should continue to be invested as long as each additional increment of investment yields a return that is greater than the investor's time value of money






11. Consider only differences in cash flows among investment alternatives






12. Risks and returns tend to be positively correlated






13. Define the planning horizon






14. Two investment alternatives are equivalent if they have the same economic worth






15. To move money backward one time unit - DIVIDE by one plus the discount or interest rate






16. Perform supplementary analyses






17. Estimate the cash flows






18. Money has a time value






19. Choose the mutually exclusive investment alternative that maximizes economic worth






20. Marginal revenue must exceed marginal cost






21. Identify the investment alternatives