Engineering Economics
The institute of Electronics and Communications Engineers of the Philippines (IECEP) is planning to put up its own building. Two proposals being considered are:A. The construction of the building now to cost P 400,000B. The construction of a smaller building now to cost P300,000 and at the end of 5 years, an extension to be added to cost P 200,000.By how much is proposal B more economical than proposal A if interest rate is 20% and depreciation to be neglected?
The ratio debt-to-total assets is called Debt-to-total assets ratio
The ratio of total debt to share holder's equity is called 'debt ratio'
The ratio of earnings before interest and taxes for a particular reporting period to the amount of interest charges for the period is called interest coverage ratio