{"product_id":"introduction-to-engineering-economy-for-business-and-personal-applications-9781793524454","title":"Introduction to Engineering Economy for Business and Personal Applications","description":"\u003cp\u003eEngineering economy textbooks typically cover topics such as how to calculate a future value from a present value or from an annuity. However, most books describe these concepts using fictional situations that are not relatable to the students' financial reality.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEngineering students need to connect engineering economy concepts to the realities of their personal finance, such as selecting a credit card, financing a car, acquiring a mortgage, and most importantly, planning for retirement. \u003cem\u003eIntroduction to Engineering Economy for Business and Personal Applications\u003c\/em\u003e not only covers classical engineering economy topics but also provides a direct application of these topics to personal finance and small business finance.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn eight student-friendly chapters, author Salvador Rojas-Murillo offers readers details on everything from introductory concepts and definitions to more advanced topics such as benefit-cost ratio, asset depreciation, and taxable income. Useful features such as learning objectives, reading activities, learning outcomes, exercises, chapter summaries, and review questions help boost student comprehension. An appendix with compound interest rate tables rounds out the extensive support material for readers.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eIntroduction to Engineering Economy for Business and Personal Applications \u003c\/em\u003eis the ideal textbook for undergraduate students taking an engineering economy course.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Salvador Rojas-Murillo\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Cognella Academic Publishing\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 08\/18\/2023\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 272\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.40lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 11.00h x 8.50w x 0.57d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781793524454\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eRojas-Murillo, Salvador:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - Salvador Rojas-Murillo is an associate professor of engineering at Hofstra University, where he teaches courses in engineering economy, among other industrial engineering courses such as operations research, methods engineering, and human computer interaction. Dr Rojas-Murillo has a Ph.D. in industrial engineering from the University of Iowa and a master's degree in industrial engineering from Lehigh University.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Cognella Academic Publishing","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43245407633523,"sku":"9.78179E+12","price":207.83,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/9255\/0515\/files\/img_6cf710b5-2fad-47f1-a2a5-8ab706093461.jpg?v=1754400774","url":"https:\/\/bookstorenmore.com\/products\/introduction-to-engineering-economy-for-business-and-personal-applications-9781793524454","provider":"Bookstore N More","version":"1.0","type":"link"}