Process Equipment and Plant Design MCQs

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Q471.
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

a.

manufacturing cost.

b.

depreciation by sinking fund method.

c.

discrete compound interest.

d.

cash ratio.

Discuss
Answer: (b).depreciation by sinking fund method.
Q472.
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

a.

0.1

b.

0.6

c.

0.2

d.

0.8

Discuss
Answer: (b).0.6
Q473.
The amount of compounded interest during 'n' interest periods is

a.

p[(1+i)ⁿ-1)]

b.

p(1 + i)ⁿ

c.

p(1 - i)ⁿ

d.

p(1 + iⁿ)

Discuss
Answer: (a).p[(1+i)ⁿ-1)]
Q474.
The __________ of a chemical company can be obtained directly from the balance sheet as the difference between current assets and current liabilities.

a.

cash ratio

b.

net working capital

c.

current ratio

d.

liquids assets

Discuss
Answer: (b).net working capital
Q475.
Which of the following ceramic packing materials is the costliest of all ?

a.

Berl saddles

b.

Raschig rings

c.

Pall rings

d.

Intalox saddles

Discuss
Answer: (a).Berl saddles
Q476.
Manufacturing cost in a chemical company does not include the

a.

fixed charges.

b.

plant overheads.

c.

direct products cost.

d.

administrative expenses.

Discuss
Answer: (d).administrative expenses.
Q477.
Expenditure on research and development (R & D) is categorised as the __________ , while making an estimate of the total product cost for a chemical plant.

a.

overhead cost

b.

fixed expenses

c.

general expenses

d.

direct production cost

Discuss
Answer: (c).general expenses
Q478.
For a typical project, the cumulative cash flow is zero at the

a.

end of the project life.

b.

break even point.

c.

start up.

d.

end of the design stage.

Discuss
Answer: (b).break even point.
Q479.
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 ?

a.

5 years

b.

7 years

c.

12 years

d.

10 years

Discuss
Answer: (b).7 years
Q480.
'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

a.

1.2 to 1.4

b.

2.5 to 2.7

c.

4.2 to 4.4

d.

6.2 to 6.4

Discuss
Answer: (c).4.2 to 4.4
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