16:00 - 17:30

18:00 - 19:30

Sunday

September 11^th

Prof. Corrado lo Storto (ITA)

 

Lecture 1: Introduction

- Introduction to lectures

- Introduction to the second lecture about inflation        

Prof. Corrado lo Storto (ITA)
 

Lecture 2: Inflation

- What is inflation?.

- How do we measure inflation?

- How we can deal with inflation in engineering economic studies.

 

Monday

September 12^th

Prof. Corrado lo Storto (ITA)
 

Lecture 3: MARR

- What is MARR?

- What is the cost of capital?

- What is the relation between cost of capital and financing funds?

Prof. Corrado lo Storto (ITA)
 

Lecture 4: MARR (Cont.)

- MARR calculation.

-  How can we measure the cost of capital?

- MARR, IRR and the cost of capital.

- Practice Problems .

Tuesday

September 13^th

Prof. Corrado lo Storto (ITA)   

 

Lecture 5: Tax and after tax analysis

- Income tax definition (individual and corporate).

- Tax and net income.

- Before-tax and after-tax analysis.

- How to develop the format of after-tax cash flow statement?

 

Prof. Corrado lo Storto (ITA)
 

Lecture 6: Tax and after tax analysis (Cont.)

- Computer Lab. "Solving problems on Spread sheets"

Wednesday

July 14^th

Prof. Corrado lo Storto (ITA)

 

Lecture 7:  B-C analysis

-Computer Lab. " Continue solving problems"

Prof. Corrado lo Storto (ITA)
 

Lecture 8: B-C analysis (Cont.)

- Framework of benefit-cost analysis.

- Valuation of benefits and costs.

- Analyses for Government Agencies and Public Utilities.

- Benefit-cost ratios.

- Incremental B-C analysis.

- Summary.