"Time is money," or so goes the old saying. Perhaps, influenced by this aphorism, some strategies for incorporating costs in the analysis of software design express all costs in currency units for reasons of simplicity and tractability. Indeed, in theoretical economics all costs can, in...

This paper presents an exploratory study for identification and quantification of the economic benefits or implications associated with wing cost variations. A hierarchical cost model structure is used to determine life cycle effects of design and manufacturing alternatives for the major...

This paper reports on research that integrates cost modeling and business simulation into conceptual design environments for advanced launch vehicle programs. A new design-oriented computer tool has been developed and used that is capable of using price-elastic market estimates, price...

This paper examines time-series patterns of external financing decisions and shows that publicly traded U.S, firms fund a much larger proportion of their financing deficit with external equity when the cost of equity capital is low. The historical values of the cost of equity capital have...