Handbook of Civil Engineering Calculations

Declining-Unit-Use Method of Depreciation
Sum-of-the-Digits Method of Depreciation
Combination of Time- and Use-Depreciation Methods
Effects of Depreciation Accounting on Taxes and Earnings
Depletion Accounting by the Sinking-Fund Method
Income from a Depleting Asset
Depletion Accounting by the Unit Method
COST COMPARISONS OF ALTERNATIVE PROPOSALS
Determination of Annual Cost of an Asset
Minimum Asset Life to Justify a Higher Investment
Comparison of Equipment Cost and Income Generated
Selection of Relevant Data in Annual-Cost Studies
Determination of Manufacturing Break-Even Point
Cost Comparison with Nonuniform Operating Costs
Economics of Equipment Replacement
Annual Cost by the Amortization (Sinking-Fund-Depreciation) Method
Annual Cost by the Straight-Line-Depreciation Method
Present Worth of Future Costs of an Installation
Determination of Capitalized Cost
Capitalized Cost of Asset with Uniform Intermittent Payments
Capitalized Cost of an Asset with Nonuniform Intermittent Payments
Stepped-Program Capitalized Cost
Calculation of Annual Cost on After-Tax Basis
Cost Comparison with Anticipated Decreasing Costs
Economy of Replacing an Asset with an Improved Model
Economy of Replacement under Continuing Improvements
Economy of Replacement on After-Tax Basis
EFFECTS OF INFLATION
Determination of Replacement Cost with Constant Inflation Rate
Determination of Replacement Cost with Variable Inflation Rate
Present Worth of Costs in Inflationary Period
Cost Comparison with Anticipated Inflation
Endowment with Allowance for Inflation
EVALUATION OF INVESTMENTS
Premium- Worth Method of Investment Evaluation
Valuation of Corporate Bonds
Rate of Return on Bond Investment
Investment-Rate Calculation as Alternative to Annual-Cost Calculation
Allocation of Investment Capital
Allocation of Capital to Two Investments with Variable Rates of Return
Allocation of Capital to Three Investments by Dynamic Programming
Economic Level of Investment
Relationship between Before-Tax and After-Tax Investment Rates
Apparent Rates of Return on a Continuing Investment
True Rate of Return on a Completed Investment
Average Rate of Return on Composite Investment
Rate of Return on a Speculative Investment
Investment at an Intermediate Date (Ambiguous Case)
Payback Period of an Investment
Payback Period to Yield a Given Investment Rate
Benefit-Cost Analysis

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