Q. Following the six-tenth factor rule, if a log-log plot of capacity of the equipment vs. cost of the equipment is made, then a straight line is obtained, whose slope is equal to

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Q. The amount of compounded interest during 'n' interest periods is

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Q. The __________ of a chemical company can be obtained directly from the balance sheet as the difference between current assets and current liabilities.

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Q. Which of the following ceramic packing materials is the costliest of all ?

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Q. Manufacturing cost in a chemical company does not include the

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Q. Expenditure on research and development (R & D) is categorised as the __________ , while making an estimate of the total product cost for a chemical plant.

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Q. For a typical project, the cumulative cash flow is zero at the

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Q. 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 pay back time ?

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Q. '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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Q. A balance sheet for a chemical plant shows its financial condition at any given date. It does not contain the __________ of the plant.

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Q. The 'total capital investment' for a chemical process plant comprises of the fixed capital investment and the

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Q. Which of the following does not come under the sales expenses for a product of a chemical plant ?

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Q. If 'S' is the amount available after 'n' interest periods for an initial principal 'P' with the discrete compound interest rate 'i', the present worth is given by

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Q. Effluent treatment cost in a chemical plant is categorised as the __________ cost.

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Q. Factory manufacturing cost is the sum of the direct production cost

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Q. 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 ?

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Q. A shareholder has __________ say in the affairs of company management compared to a debenture holder.

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Q. Which of the following is not a component of the working capital for a chemical process plant ?

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Q. 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.

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Q. Relative cost of chemical process plants in India is about __________ percent more than the similar plants in U.S.A.

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