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An investment of Rs. 1000 is carrying an interest of 10% compounded quarterly. The value of the investment at the end of five years will be
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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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Which of the following ceramic packing materials is the costliest of all?
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An investment of Rs. 100 lakhs is to be made for construction of a plant, which will take two years to start production. The annual profit from the operation of the plant is Rs. 20 lakhs. What will be the payback time?
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A shareholder has __________ say in the affairs of company management compared to a debenture holder.
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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 series of equal payments (e.g., deposit or cost) made at equal intervals of time is known as
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__________ taxes are based on gross earnings.
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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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Equipment installation cost in a chemical process plant ranges from __________ percent of the purchased equipment cost.
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Cost incurred towards __________ in a chemical plant is a component of the utilities cost.
B. Running a control laboratory
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Chemical engineering plant cost index is used for finding the present cost of a particular chemical plant, if the cost of similar plant at some time in the past is known. The present cost of the plant = original cost × (index value at present/ index value at time original cost was obtained). The most major component of this cost index is
A. Fabricated equipment and machinery
B. Process instruments and control
D. Electrical equipments and material
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Pick out the wrong statement.
A. Gross revenue is that total amount of capital received as a result of the sale of goods or service
B. Net revenue is the total profit remaining after deducting all costs excluding taxes
C. The ratio of immediately available cash to the total current liabilities is known as the cash ratio
D. Consolidated income statement based on a given time period indicates surplus capital and shows the relationship among total income, costs & profit over the time interval
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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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Fixed capital investment of a chemical plant is the total amount of money needed to supply the necessary plant and manufacturing facilities plus the working capital for operation of the facilities. Which of the following components of fixed capital investment requires minimum percentage of it?
A. Electrical installation cost
B. Equipment installation cost
D. Equipment insulation cost
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Operating profit of a chemical plant is equal to
A. Profit before interest and tax i.e., net profit + interest + tax
B. Profit after tax plus depreciation
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The ratio of gross annual sales to the fixed capital investment is termed as the __________ ratio.
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Fixed charges for a chemical plant does not include the
A. Interest on borrowed money
B. Rent of land and buildings
C. Property tax, insurance and depreciation
D. Repair and maintenance charges
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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.
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In an ordinary chemical plant, electrical installation cost may be about
A. 10-15% of purchased equipment cost
B. 3-10% of fixed capital investment
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The total investment in a project is Rs. 10 lakhs and the annual profit is 1.5 lakhs. If the project life is 10 years, then the simple rate of return on investment is
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If the interest rate of 10% per period is compounded half yearly, the actual annual return on the principal will be __________ percent.
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A balance sheet for an industrial concern shows
A. The financial condition at any given time
D. Only current and fixed assets
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Effective and nominal interest rates are equal, when the interest is compounded
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Payback period
A. And economic life of a project are the same
B. Is the length of time over which the earnings on a project equals the investment
C. Is affected by the variation in earnings after the recovery of the investment
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Profit is equal to revenue minus
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'Utilities' in a chemical process plant includes compressed air, steam, water, electrical power, oxygen, acetylene, fuel gases etc. Utility costs for ordinary chemical process plants ranges roughly from __________ percent of the total product cost.
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Direct costs component of the fixed capital consists of
B. Onsite and offsite costs
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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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A reactor having a salvage value of Rs. 10000 is estimated to have a service life of 10 years. The annual interest rate is 10%. The original cost of the reactor was Rs. 80000. The book value of the reactor after 5 years using sinking fund depreciation method will be Rs.