Construction Planning and Management

An excavator costs Rs. 20,00,000/- and has an estimated life of 8 years. It has no salvage value at the end of 8 years. The book value of the excavator at the end of 3 years using general double declining balance method is__________________?

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An excavator costs Rs. 20,00,000/- and has an estimated life of 8 years. It has no salvage value at the end of 8 years. The book value of the excavator at the end of 3 years using general double declining balance method is__________________?

A. Rs. 8,43,750/-
B. Rs. 8,75,000/-
C. Rs. 10,50,000/-
D. Rs. 11,56,250/-

A four wheel trac*or whose operating weight is 12000 kg is pulled along a road having a rising slope of 2% at a uniform speed. Assume grade resistance factor = 10 kg/tonne. The tension in the tow cable is 720 kg. The rolling resistance of the road will be___________________?

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A four wheel trac*or whose operating weight is 12000 kg is pulled along a road having a rising slope of 2% at a uniform speed. Assume grade resistance factor = 10 kg/tonne. The tension in the tow cable is 720 kg. The rolling resistance of the road will be___________________?

A. 20 kg/tonne
B. 30 kg/tonne
C. 40 kg/tonne
D. 50 kg/tonne

If the scheduled completion time of a project is more than the earliest expected time for completion of the project, then the probability of completion of the project within the scheduled completion time will be__________________?

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If the scheduled completion time of a project is more than the earliest expected time for completion of the project, then the probability of completion of the project within the scheduled completion time will be__________________?

A. 50%
B. less than 50%
C. more than 50%
D. 100%

A machine costs Rs. 20000 and its useful life is 8 years. The money is borrowed at 8% interest per annum. The capital recovery factor at 8% interest per annum for 8 years is 0.174. The annual equipment cost of the machine will be________________?

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A machine costs Rs. 20000 and its useful life is 8 years. The money is borrowed at 8% interest per annum. The capital recovery factor at 8% interest per annum for 8 years is 0.174. The annual equipment cost of the machine will be________________?

A. Rs.1740
B. Rs.3480
C. Rs.5220
D. Rs.6960

If the expected time of completion of a project is 60 weeks with a standard deviation of 5 weeks, the probability of completing the project in 50 weeks and 65 weeks respectively will be__________________?

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If the expected time of completion of a project is 60 weeks with a standard deviation of 5 weeks, the probability of completing the project in 50 weeks and 65 weeks respectively will be__________________?

A. 2.3% and 84.1%
B. 97.7% and 84.1%
C. 97.7 % and 15.9%
D. 15.9% and 97.7%

In the bar chart planning____________?

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In the bar chart planning____________?

Consider the following statements?
1. interdependence of the operations cannot be portrayed
2. progress of work can be measured
3. spare time of the activities can be determined
4. schedule cannot be updated
A. 1,2 and 3 are correct
B. 1 and 4 are correct
C. 2, 3 and 4 are correct
D. 1,2 and 4 are correct