Conference Session

Engineering Economy Division Technical Session 1

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Priyadarshan A. Manohar, Robert Morris University; Fahad Saad Almutairi, King Fahd Security College

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Economy

, Vol. 44, No. 1, 1999, pp. 110-125. 4. Hartman, J. C., “Engineering Economy: Suggestions to Update a Stagnant Course Curriculum”, American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference Proceedings, 1998. 5. Bafna, K. and Aller, B., “Enhancing the Learning of Engineering Economy with Innovative Technology and Teaching,” American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference Proceedings, 2007. 6. Coates, E. R., Vajpayee, S. K., and Juneau, J., “Introducing Engineering Economy Students to Real Options”, American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference Proceedings, 2003. 7. Evans, E., Nachtmann, H., and Needy K., “A Look into Engineering Economy Education Literature

Conference Session

Engineering Economy Division Technical Session 1

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ted Eschenbach P.E., TGE Consulting; Jerome P. Lavelle, North Carolina State University; Neal A. Lewis, Fairfield University

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Economy

the impactof bonus depreciation and questions whether bonus depreciation makes after-tax analysis lessnecessary.Table4.BeforeandAfterTaxCashFlows (d) (e) (a) (c) 21% After-Tax Before-Tax (b) Taxable Income Income Taxes Cash Flow † Year Cash Flow Depreciation (a) − (b) −0.21(c) (a) + (d) 0 −$25,000 −$25,000 * $5250 −$19,750 1 8,000

Conference Session

Engineering Economy Division Technical Session 1

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Joseph Wilck, College of William & Mary; Paul C. Lynch, Penn State Erie, The Behrend College

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Economy

on Present Worth, Annual Worth, and Future Worth: 62 and 1 month: $1642 per month 67: $2418 per month 70: $3057 per monthAssume the individual lives until they are 85 years old (i.e., they die on their 85th birthday).Assume Social Security does not run out of money.Assume an 8% MARR (i.e., time value of money interest rate).Assume payments received at the end of the month (i.e., they get the last payment). b) Use Excel to determine the “optimal” choices for a “death” at age 62 and 1 month until 100 years old. (I apologize for the morbidity of this question.)Hint: It may be better to do this (visually) with a line graph, after creating a table of monthly cashflows and then calculating PWs based on ages.Assume Social

Conference Session

Engineering Economy Division Technical Session 1

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Raymond L. Smith III, East Carolina University; Henry D. Lester, University of South Alabama

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Economy

they go about their study preparation with use of the cheat-sheet option; (3)what did they think the benefit would be in using a cheat-sheet; and, (4) how do they think otherswill behave relative to academic integrity if a cheat-sheet were not allowed. The followingdetailed questions were posed in the survey. Questions Q1 through Q7 were used to evaluate study preparation given the authorized cheat- sheet option was available. Responses include: (a) always, (b) sometimes, and (c) rarely. 1. I plan adequate study time for each exam. 2. I keep my course materials organized and in a logical order. 3. I study with a group from my class. 4. I prepare potential test questions from themes, central topics, old exams