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FE Exam: Engineering Economics

Time value of money, interest factors, NPV, IRR, depreciation methods, benefit-cost analysis and break-even analysis.

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What is the time value of money?
Show answerThe principle that money available now is worth more than the same amount in the future because it can earn interest
Future Value is ____
Show answerthe worth of a present sum of money at a specified future date, accounting for earned interest
Present Value is ____
Show answerthe current worth of a future cash flow, discounted at a specified interest rate
Compound interest ____
Show answeris interest earned on both the principal and previously earned interest
Simple interest ____
Show answeris calculated only on the original principal amount, not on accumulated interest
A nominal interest rate ____
Show answeris the stated annual interest rate without adjustment for compounding frequency
An effective interest rate ____
Show answeraccounts for the effect of intra-annual compounding on the nominal rate
What happens to returns as compounding frequency increases?
Show answerEffective return increases, approaching the continuous compounding limit
The F/P factor ____
Show answerconverts a present amount to its equivalent future value at a given interest rate
The P/F factor ____
Show answerdiscounts a future cash flow back to its equivalent present value
The F/A factor ____
Show answercalculates the future worth of a series of equal annual payments
The A/F factor ____
Show answerdetermines the uniform annual payment required to accumulate a specific future sum
The P/A factor ____
Show answerequals the present worth of an annuity of one dollar per period
The A/P factor ____
Show answercomputes the uniform annual payment equivalent to a present lump sum (capital recovery factor)
What two parameters do all interest factors depend on?
Show answerInterest rate (i) and number of periods (n)

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