Engineering Economy
8th Edition
ISBN: 9780073523439
Author: Leland T Blank Professor Emeritus, Anthony Tarquin
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Education
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Chapter 1, Problem 28P
(a):
To determine
The interest rate.
(b):
To determine
The future value.
(c):
To determine
The present value.
(d):
To determine
The interest rate.
(e):
To determine
The interest rate.
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