Academic Catalog

ESC280 ENGINEERING ECONOMY

Course Code: 3830280
METU Credit (Theoretical-Laboratory hours/week): 3(3-0)
ECTS Credit: 5.0
Department: Engineering Sciences
Language of Instruction: English
Level of Study: Undergraduate
Course Coordinator: Assist.Prof.Dr BERTUÐ AKINTUÐ
Offered Semester: Fall and Spring Semesters.

Course Content

Introduction to engineering economy, interest and money-time relationship, effective and nominal interest, compound interest, methods of comparison of alternatives by using present worth, annual equivalent and rate of return techniques, depreciation and replacement analysis, economic life problems, cost benefit analysis, break-even analysis, payback period, the effect of inflation.