Engineering Economy
Engineering Economy
8. In the previous problem, what is the effective rate? Exact Simple Interest – computed based on exact no. of
days.
9. What is then the equivalent nominal interest rate if compounded
monthly? 1 year = 365 days ( ordinary year)
1 year = 366 days ( leap year)
10. How many years are required for P 1,000 to increase to P 2,000
if invested at 9% per year compounded continuously? Compound Interest – interest is computed every end of
11. What payment X ten years from now is equivalent to a payment each interest period and the interest earned for that
of P 1,000 six years from now, if interest is 15% compounded period is added to the principal.
monthly?
Nominal Rate of Interest – specifies the rate of interest
12. An investment of P3M earns interest of 9% compounded and the number of interest periods per year.
continuously. What is the effective rate of interest?
13. What rate in percent compounded monthly is equivalent to 18% Effective Rate of Interest – the actual rate of interest on
compounded semi-annually? the principal for one year.
Annuity – consists of a series of equal payments made at
14. When compounded bi-monthly, P150,000 becomes P223,183 equal intervals of time.
after 5 years. What is the nominal rate of interest?
Ordinary Annuity – equal payments are made at the end
Annuity of each payment period starting from the first period.
15. If P500.00 is invested at the end of each year for 6 years at an Deferred Annuity – payment of the first amount is
annual interest rate of 7%, what is the total peso amount upon deferred a certain number of periods after the first.
the deposit of the sixth payment?
Annuity Due – payments are made at the start of each
16. If P500.00 is deposited in an account at the beginning of each
year for 6 years at an annual interest rate of 7%, how much can period, beginning from the first period.
be withdrawn after 6 years?
Perpetuity – periodic payments continue indefinitely.
17. A fund is to provide an annual scholarship at P4,000 for the first
5 years; P6,000 for the next 5 years and P9,000 thereafter. The Uniform Arithmetic Gradient – a sequence consisting of
fund will be established 1 year before the first scholarship is end-of-period payments, where each payment
awarded. If the fund earns 12% interest, what sum must be increases or decreases by a constant value.
deposited?
Geometric Gradient – a sequence consisting of end-of-
18. A man paid 10% as down payment of P200,000 for a house and
lot and agreed to pay the balance on monthly installments for 5 period payments, where each payment increases or
years at an interest rate of 15%, compounded monthly. What was decreases by a fixed percentage.
the monthly installment in pesos?
Capitalized Cost – sum of the first cost and the present
19. Money is worth 8% compounded annually. For a uniform series worth of all future payments and replacements which
of payments, what would be its capital recovery factor for a
period of 6 years? is assumed to continue forever.
20. An investor deposits P10,000 at the end of each year in an
account which gives a nominal annual interest of 5%,
compounded continuously. How much sum will he accumulate
in 10 years?
𝐅 = 𝐀ቈ
(𝟏 + 𝐢)𝐧 ′ − 𝟏
(F P , i, n) = (1 + i) n
(P F , i, n) = (1 + i) −n
𝒊
(𝟏 + 𝐢)𝐧 ′ − 𝟏 Equal-payment-series- Equal-payment-sinking-fund
𝐏=𝐀 ቈ compound-amount factor: factor:
𝒊(𝟏 + 𝒊)𝒏
(1 + i )n ' − 1
−1
𝐀 (1 + i )n ' − 1
𝐏=
𝐢
→ 𝑝𝑒𝑟𝑝𝑒𝑡𝑢𝑖𝑡𝑦 (F A, i, n) = ( A F , i, n ) =
where: i i
F = accumulated amount or future worth
P = principal amount or present worth Equal-payment-series- Equal-payment-series-
A = periodic amount, payment or investment present-worth factor: capital-recovery factor:
i = interest rate per payment
(1 + i )n ' − 1
−1
n’ = number of payments
(1 + i )n ' − 1
n = number of interest period (P A, i, n) = n ( A P, i, n ) = n
i(1 + i ) i (1 + i )
Uniform Arithmetic Gradient:
(𝟏 + 𝐢)𝐧 ′ − 𝟏 ′
𝑮 (𝟏 + 𝐢)𝐧 − 𝟏
𝐅 = 𝐀ቈ + ቈ − 𝒏′
𝒊 𝒊 𝒊
where:
F = accumulated amount or future worth
G = constant change in the periodic amount
A = amount at the end of 1st period
i = interest rate per payment
n’ = number of payments