Utilities cost in the operation of chemical process plant comes under the ?
(A) Plant overhead cost
(B) Fixed charges
(C) Direct production cost
(D) General expenses
The depreciation during the year ‘n’, in diminishing balance method of depreciation calculation, is calculated by multiplying a fixed percentage ‘N’ to the ?
(A) Initial cost
(B) Book value at the end of (n – 1)th year
(C) Depreciation during the (n – 1)th year
(D) Difference between initial cost and salvage value
If the interest rate of 10% per period is compounded half yearly, the actual annual return on the principal will be ______________ percent ?
(A) 10
(B) 20
(C) > 20
(D) < 20
Equipment installation cost in a chemical process plant ranges from _______________ percent of the purchased equipment cost ?
(A) 10 to 20
(B) 35 to 45
(C) 55 to 65
(D) 70 to 80
Which of the following elements is not included in the scope of market analysis ?
(A) Competition from other manufactures
(B) Product distribution
(C) Opportunities
(D) Economics
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?
(A) 30
(B) 50
(C) 75
(D) 95
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 _____________?
(A) 40,096
(B) 43,196
(C) 53,196
(D) 60,196
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?
(A) n
(B) n0.6
(C) n0.4
(D) √n
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
“Break-even point” is the point of intersection of_____________________?
(A) Fixed cost and total cost
(B) Total cost and sales revenue
(C) Fixed cost and sales revenue
(D) None of these