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The 'total capital investment' for a chemical process plant comprises of the fixed capital investment and the
C. Indirect production cost
D. Direct production cost
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Generally, income taxes are based on the
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__________ of depreciation calculation does not take into account the interest on investments.
C. Sum of the years-digits method
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Scheduling provides information about the
A. Proper utilisation of machines
B. Means to minimise idle time for machines
C. Time of completion of job
D. Time of starting of job and also about how much work should be completed during a particular period
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Break-even point is the point of intersection of
A. Fixed cost and total cost
B. Total cost and sales revenue
C. Fixed cost and sales revenue
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__________ method for profitability evaluation of a project does not account for investment cost due to land.
D. Rate of return on investment
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Which of the following is not a component of the fixed capital for a chemical plant facility?
A. Raw materials inventory
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Construction expenses are roughly __________ percent of the total direct cost of the plant.
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Expenditure on research and development (R & D) is categorised as the __________, while making an estimate of the total product cost for a chemical plant.
D. Direct production cost
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Depreciation is __________ in profit with time.
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Purchased cost of equipments for a chemical process plant ranges from __________ percent of the fixed capital investment.
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According to six-tenths-factor rule, if the cost of a given unit at one capacity is known, then the cost of similar unit with '' times the capacity of the first unit is approximately equal to __________ times the cost of the initial unit.
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Maximum production start up cost for making a chemical plant operational is about __________ percent of the fixed capital cost.
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'Lang factor' is defined as the ratio of the capital investment to the delivered cost of major equipments. The value of 'Lang factor' for fixed capital investment, for a solid-fluid processing chemical plant ranges from
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Pick out the wrong statement.
A. Longer tubes are less expensive per unit heat transfer area as compared to shorter tubes
B. A cost index is merely a number for a given year showing the cost at that time relative to a certain base year
C. Turnover ratio of a chemical plant is the ratio of gross annual sales to the fixed capital investment
D. Plates with butt welded joints are less expensive compared to lap welded joints, because squaring of plates is not necessary
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For a typical project, the cumulative cash flow is zero at the
A. End of the project life
D. End of the design stage
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'Six-tenth factor' rule is used for estimating the
A. Equipment installation cost
B. Equipment cost by scaling
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Accumulated sum at the end of 5 years, if Rs. 10000 is invested now at 10% interest per annum on a compound basis is Rs.
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An annuity is a series of equal payments occuring at equal time intervals, and this amount includes the sum of all payments plus interest, if allowed to accumulate at a definite rate of interest from the time of initial payment to the end of annuity term. Ordinary annuity is used in the calculation of the
B. Depreciation by sinking fund method
C. Discrete compound interest
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Gantt chart (or Bar chart) is helpful in
A. Efficient utilisation of manpower and machines
B. Preparing production schedule
C. Efficient despatching of products
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A present sum of Rs. 100 at the end of one year, with half yearly rate of interest at 10%, will be Rs.
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A machine has an initial value of Rs. 5000, service life of 5 years and final salvage value of Rs. 1000. The annual depreciation cost by straight line method is Rs.
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Which of the following is a component of working capital investment?
B. Maintenance and repair inventory
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Which of the following does not come under the sales expenses for a product of a chemical plant?
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Which of the following ceramic packing materials is the costliest of all?
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The ratio of gross annual sales to the fixed capital investment is termed as the __________ ratio.
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Annual depreciation costs are constant, when the __________ method of depreciation calculation is used.
C. Sum of the years digit
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Optimum economic pipe diameter for fluid is determined by the
A. Viscosity of the fluid
C. Total cost considerations (pumping cost plus fixed cost of the pipe)
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For a given fluid, as the pipe diameter increases, the pumping cost
D. May increase or decrease, depending upon whether the fluid is Newtonian or non-Newtonian
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Cost of piping in a fluid processing unit (e.g., distillation) of a chemical process plant is about __________ percent of the fixed capital investment.