Generally, income taxes are based on the____________________?
(A) Total income
(B) Gross earning
(C) Total product cost
(D) Fixed cost
‘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?
(A) 1 to 5
(B) 10 to 20
(C) 25 to 35
(D) 35 to 45
For a given fluid, as the pipe diameter increases, the pumping cost ______________________?
(A) Decreases
(B) Increases
(C) Remains the same
(D) May increase or decrease, depending upon whether the fluid is Newtonian or non-Newtonian
Construction expenses are roughly _____________ percent of the total direct cost of the plant ?
(A) 2
(B) 10
(C) 30
(D) 50
Optimum economic pipe diameter for fluid is determined by the___________________?
(A) Viscosity of the fluid
(B) Density of the fluid
(C) Total cost considerations (pumping cost plus fixed cost of the pipe)
(D) None of these
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
Which of the following is not a component of the working capital for a chemical process plant ?
(A) Product inventory
(B) In-process inventory
(C) Minimum cash reserve
(D) Storage facilities
Optimum number of effects in a multiple effect evaporator is decided by the____________________?
(A) Cost benefit analysis
(B) Floor area availability
(C) Terminal parameters
(D) Evaporation capacity required
Which of the following is not a component of the fixed capital for a chemical plant facility ?
(A) Raw materials inventory
(B) Utilities plants
(C) Process equipment
(D) Emergency facilities
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__________________?
(A) 15%
(B) 10%
(C) 1.5%
(D) 150%