Marshall and Swift Equipment Cost Index Q12014
Marshall & Swift Equipment Cost Index was created to make comparisons between two former quarters or years Index comparisons are developed by dividing the index for the date for which a cost is desired by the index for the date of the known cost and multiplying the resulting factor by the known cost The Marshall & Swift Equipment Cost Indexes are based on a national
Marshall Swift Comp Cost Index Jan 2014 PDF
Cost Indexes Present Cost= original cost at time t • Marshall and Swift 1 All industry equipment index Arithmetic average of 47 equipment types 2 Process industry equipment index Weighted average of 8 of these cement 2% paint 5% chemicals 48% paper 10% clay products 2% petroleum 22% glass 3% rubber 8% M&S was 100 in 1926