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A company spends considerable amount on publicity to promote sales. This expenditure in break even chart is shown below the

A. Fixed cost line

B. Variable cost line

C. Total cost line

D. Sales revenue line

Correct Answer :

B. Variable cost line


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Which one of the following represents a group incentive plan?

A. Scanlon Plan

B. Rowan Plan

C. Taylor Differential Piece Rate System

D. Halsey Premium Plan

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PERT is

A. An analytic tool in concept

B. Limit up of event oriented diagrams

C. Used for research and development projects

D. All of the above

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If a worker gets a daily wage of Rs HA, then according to Rowan plan, his maximum daily earnings can be

A. 2 HA

B. 1.33 HA

C. 1.5 HA

D. 1.15 HA

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Process layout is also known as

A. Analytical-layout

B. Synthetic layout

C. Static product layout

D. None of these

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Father of industrial engineering is

A. Jack Gilbert

B. Gantt

C. Taylor

D. Newton

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Critical path moves along the activities having total float of

A. Positive value

B. Negative value

C. Zero value

D. Same value

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The most suitable incentive plan for the maintenance section of an industry will be

A. Piece rate system

B. Group incentive plan

C. Profit sharing plans

D. Simplification

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Scheduling gives information about

A. When work should start and how much work should be completed during a certain period

B. When work should complete

C. That how idle time can be minimized

D. Proper utilisation of machines

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The breakeven point represents

A. The most economical level of operation of any industry

B. The time when unit can run without i loss and profit

C. Time when industry will undergo loss

D. The time when company can make maximum profits

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The correct sequence of phases in value engineering is

A. Creative phase, information phase, investigation phase, evaluation phase

B. Information phase, creative phase, investigation phase, evaluation phase

C. Investigation phase, information phase, creative phase, evaluation phase

D. Creative phase, investigation phase, evaluation phase, information phase

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Which of the following incentive plans ensures a part of the swing to the worker and rest to the employer?

A. Emerson efficiency plan

B. Taylor plan

C. Halsey premium plan

D. Gilbert plan

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Gantt chart is used for

A. Inventory control

B. Material handling

C. Production schedule

D. Machine repair schedules

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In the Halsey system of wage incentive plan, a worker is

A. Paid as per efficiency

B. Ensured of minimum wages

C. Not paid any bonus till his efficiency

D. Never a loser

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Choose the wrong statement Time study is used to

A. Determine overhead expenses

B. Provide a basis for setting piece prices or incentive wages

C. Determine standard costs

D. Determine the capability of an operator to handle the number of machines

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Breakeven point is the point where

A. Fixed and variable cost lines intersect

B. Fixed and total cost lines intersect

C. Variable and total cost lines intersect

D. Sales revenue and total expensive lines intersect

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Pick up the incorrect statement about advantages of work sampling

A. Permits a fine breakdown of activities and delays

B. Simultaneous study of many operators may be made by a single observer

C. Calculations are easier, method is economical and less time consuming

D. No time measuring devices are generally needed

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Standing orders which are statutory are applicable to

A. All industries

B. All process industries and thermal power plants

C. Only major industries

D. All industries employing more than 100 workers

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The type of layout used for manufacturing steam turbines, is

A. Product layout

B. Process layout

C. Fixed position layout

D. Any one of these

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If A is the total items consumed per year, P is the procurement cost per order, and C is the annual inventory carrying cost per item, then the most economic ordering quantity is given by

A. AP/C

B. 2AP/C

C. √(AP/C)

D. (AP/C)2

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Military organisation is known as

A. Line organisation

B. Line and staff organisation

C. Functional organisation

D. All of the above

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The most important objective behind plant layout is

A. Overall simplification, safety of integration

B. Economy in space

C. Maximum travel time in plant

D. To provide conveniently located shops

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The time by which the activity completion time can be delayed without affecting the start of succeeding activities, is known as

A. Duration

B. Total float

C. Free float

D. Interfering float

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Earliest finish time can be regarded as

A. Earliest start time + duration of activity

B. Earliest start time duration of activity

C. Latest finish time + duration of activity

D. Latest finish time duration of activity

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The bonus increases in proportion to the increase in efficiency. This statement applies to

A. Halsey plan

B. Gantt plan

C. Emerson's efficiency plan

D. Rowan plan

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The technique of value analysis can be applied to

A. Complicated items only

B. Simple items only

C. Crash programmer items only

D. Any item

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Which of the following charts are used for plant layout design?

A. Operation process chart

B. Man machine chart

C. Travel chart

D. All of these

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A-B-C analysis is used in

A. CPM

B. PERT

C. Inventory control

D. All of these

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Performance rating is equal to

A. Observed performance + normal performance

B. Observed performance - normal performance

C. Observed performance × normal performance

D. None of the above

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A critical activity has

A. Maximum slack

B. Minimum slack

C. Zero slack

D. Average slack

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Actual performance of a task is called

A. An event

B. An activity

C. A duration

D. None of these