Engineering economics

The object of this paper is to try to give further impetus to the teaching of engineering economics in the universities and schools to every engineering student; to give to teachers in the schools some idea of what practising engineers mean by ¿engineering economics¿ to show the importance of the subject and how readily a knowledge of it can be taught; and to set out in an orderly manner one form in which estimates may be made and summaries presented for final judgment.