‘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…
The amount of simple interest during ‘n’ interest period is (where, i = interest rate based on the length of one interest period, p = principal) ? A. p.i.n. B. p(1 + i.n) C. p(1 + i)n D. p(1 –…
With increase in the discounted cash flow rate of return, the ratio of the total present value to the initial investment of a given project ? A. Decreases B. Increases C. Increases linearly D. Remain constant
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…
Utilities cost in the operation of chemical process plant comes under the ? A. Plant overhead cost B. Fixed chargesC. 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 costB. Book value at the end of (n – 1)th year C. Depreciation during…
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. 20C. > 20 D. < 20
Equipment installation cost in a chemical process plant ranges from _______________ percent of the purchased equipment cost ? A. 10 to 20B. 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. OpportunitiesD. 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. 30B. 50 C. 75 D. 95