Annual Equivalent, AE(i)
PW(i) and FW(i) both represent the cash-flow stream in terms of a one-time net cash-flow instance at a single point in time, either at the beginning or the end of the proposal's cash-flow stream, respectively. With annual equivalent, AE(i), the cash-flow stream is represented as a series of identical cash-flow instances over the life of the study.
AE(i) relates to PW(i) in the same way that A relates to P in the equal-payment-series present-worth (P/A) and the equal-payment-series capital-recovery (A/P) formulas in Chapter 5. The formula for AE(i) can be derived in the same manner that A and P are related. This time, just start with the PW(i) formula and multiply by the appropriate equal-payment-series capital-recovery ...
Become an O’Reilly member and get unlimited access to this title plus top books and audiobooks from O’Reilly and nearly 200 top publishers, thousands of courses curated by job role, 150+ live events each month,
and much more.
Read now
Unlock full access