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Receive
(+)
0 1 2 3 4 5
(-) Time
$2,000 Pay
$3,000
$4,000
End of period
0 -$100,000 -$100,000
1 $10,000 $50,000
2 $20,000 $40,000
3 $30,000 $30,000
4 $40,000 $20,000
5 $50,000 $10,000
Sum $50,000 $50,000
Although the two investment alternatives have the same “bottom line,”
there are obvious differences. Which would you prefer, A or B? Why?
Principles of Engineering Economic Analysis, 6th edition
DCF Rule #2
Money cannot be added or subtracted
unless it occurs at the same point(s)
in time.
Inv. A 0 1 2 3 4 5
End of Year
(-)
Rule of thumb:
• Receive, sooner better
$100,000 • Pay, later better
$50,000
$40,000
$30,000
(+) $20,000
$10,000
Inv. B 0 1 2 3 4 5
End of Year
(-)
$100,000
0 -$100,000 -$100,000 $0
1 $10,000 $50,000 $40,000
2 $20,000 $40,000 $20,000
3 $30,000 $30,000 $0
4 $40,000 $20,000 -$20,000
5 $50,000 $10,000 -$40,000
Sum $50,000 $50,000 $0
(+) $20,000
$0
0 1 2 3 4 5
End of Year
(-) $20,000
$40,000
Inv. B – Inv. A
(+) 0
Alternative D
(-) 1 2 3 4 5 6 7
Alternative E (+) 0
(-) 1 2 3 4
$4,000
$3,000
$2,000 $2,000
$1,000
(+) 0
Alternative F
(-) 1 2 3 4
$4,000
$3,000
$2,000 $2,000 $1,000
$1,000
(+) 0 $2,000
Alternative F
(-) 1 2 3 4
$2,000
Alternative E-F
$4,000 3
4
Which would you choose? $1,000
Principles of Engineering Economic Analysis, 6th edition
Simple Interest and Compound Interest
$320 $3,000
$1,000
1 2 3 4
$4,000
Principal payment
Interest payment
$779.14
$320 $3,000
$1,000
1 2 3 4
$4,000
Principal payment
Interest payment
0
….
1 2 n-1 n
RULE OF 72
Divide 72 by interest rate (after dropping %)
to determine how long it takes for money to
double in value.
(Quick, but not always accurate.)