Which of the following is the costliest material of construction used in pressure vessel construction?
Low alloy steel
Lead
Titanium
High alloy steel
Correct Answer :
C. Titanium
Related Questions
Which of the following is not a component of working capital?
Raw materials is stock
Finished products in stock
Transportation facilities
Semi-finished products in the process
Pick out the wrong statement.
Gross margin = net income - net expenditure
Net sales realisation (NSR) = Gross sales - selling expenses
At breakeven point, NSR is more than the total production cost
Net profit = Gross margin - depreciation - interest
__________ of depreciation calculation does not take into account the interest on investments.
Present worth method
Sinking fund method
Sum of the years-digits method
All (A), (B) and (C)
Effluent treatment cost in a chemical plant is categorised as the __________ cost.
Fixed
Overhead
Utilities
Capital
Which of the following methods of depreciation calculations results in book values greater than those obtained with straight line method?
Multiple straight line method
Sinking fund method
Declining balance method
Sum of the years digit method
In an ordinary chemical plant, electrical installation cost may be about
10-15% of purchased equipment cost
3-10% of fixed capital investment
Either (A) or (B)
Neither (A) nor (B)
Cost of piping in a fluid processing unit (e.g., distillation) of a chemical process plant is about __________ percent of the fixed capital investment.
4
13
22
34
The amount of simple interest during 'n' interest period is (where, i = interest rate based on the length of one interest period, p = principal)
p.i.n.
p(1 + i.n)
p(1 + i)n
p(1 - i.n)
Which of the following is not a component of the fixed capital for a chemical plant facility?
Raw materials inventory
Utilities plants
Process equipment
Emergency facilities
Expenditure on research and development (R & D) is categorised as the __________, while making an estimate of the total product cost for a chemical plant.
Overhead cost
Fixed expenses
General expenses
Direct production cost
Annual depreciation cost are not constant when, the __________ method of depreciation calculation is used.
Straight line
Sinking fund
Present worth
Declining balance
For a given fluid, as the pipe diameter increases, the pumping cost
Decreases
Increases
Remains the same
May increase or decrease, depending upon whether the fluid is Newtonian or non-Newtonian
A balance sheet for an industrial concern shows
The financial condition at any given time
Only current assets
Only fixed assets
Only current and fixed assets
Relative cost of chemical process plants in India is about __________ percent more than the similar plants in U.S.A.
15
35
55
75
Pick out the wrong statement.
Debt-equity ratio of a chemical company describes the lenders contribution for each rupee of owner's contribution i.e., debt-equity ratio = total debt/net worth
Return on investment (ROI) is the ratio of profit before interest & tax and capital employed (i.e. net worth + total debt)
Working capital = current assets + current liability
Turn over = opening stock + production closing stock
Out of the following, the depreciation calculated by the __________ method is the maximum.
Diminishing balance
Straight line
Sum of the years digit
Sinking fund
The __________ of a chemical company can be obtained directly from the balance sheet as the difference between current assets and current liabilities.
Cash ratio
Net working capital
Current ratio
Liquids assets
A balance sheet for a chemical plant shows its financial condition at any given date. It does not contain the __________ of the plant.
Current asset
Current liability
Long term debt
Profit
Cost of instrumentation in a modern chemical plant ranges from __________ percent of the total plant cost.
5 to 10
20 to 30
40 to 50
60 to 70
Which of the following is the costliest source of getting hydrogen on commercial scale for the manufacture of nitrogenous fertiliser?
Coal gasification
Steam reforming of naphtha
Electrolysis of water
Coke oven gas
Equipment installation cost in a chemical process plant ranges from __________ percent of the purchased equipment cost.
10 to 20
35 to 45
55 to 65
70 to 80
Most chemical plants use an initial working capital amounting to 10-20% of the total capital investment. But this percentage may increase to __________ percent in case of seasonal products manufacturing plant.
30
50
75
95
Manufacturing cost in a chemical company does not include the
Fixed charges
Plant overheads
Direct products cost
Administrative expenses
Which of the following ceramic packing materials is the costliest of all?
Berl saddles
Raschig rings
Pall rings
Intalox saddles
Factory manufacturing cost is the sum of the direct production cost
Fixed charges and plant overhead cost
And plant overhead cost
Plant overhead cost and administrative expenses
None of these
Which of the following is the cheapest material of construction for the storage of sodium hydroxide upto a concentration of 75%?
Stainless steel
Plain carbon steel
Nickel
Copper
Construction expenses are roughly __________ percent of the total direct cost of the plant.
2
10
30
50
'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.
1 to 5
10 to 20
25 to 35
35 to 45
The depreciation during the year 'n', in diminishing balance method of depreciation calculation, is calculated by multiplying a fixed percentage 'N' to the
Initial cost
Book value at the end of (n - 1)th year
Depreciation during the (n - 1)th year
Difference between initial cost and salvage value
Which of the following does not come under the sales expenses for a product of a chemical plant?
Advertising
Warehousing
Legal fees
Customer service