A cash flow diagram presents the flow of cash as arrows on a time line scaled to the magnitude of the cash flow, where expenses are down arrows and receipts are up arrows. Engineering economic analysis practices for highway. Intended market and use this text is intended for use in introductory engineering economics courses. Business decisions based on economic principles determine the success or fil f i i j tfailure of engineering projects. Assume f t is a cash flow at time t, the present worth pw is.
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