Tóm tắt nội dung:   Profitability and  Engineering Economics 9.1 INTRODUCTION — PROFIT GOAL A major decision point in process design is the selection of the most technically and economically feasible solution alternative. All companies set a profit goal. Most generally it is to maximize profit, i.e., maximize income above the cost of the capital which must be invested to generate the income. In addition, current governmental regulations require that processes must be safe and ecologically/environmentally sound....