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Which of the following methods of depreciation calculations results in book values greater than those obtained with straight line method?

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Maximum production start up cost for making a chemical plant operational is about __________ percent of the fixed capital cost.

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'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.

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Pick out the wrong statement.

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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.

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For a given fluid, as the pipe diameter increases, the pumping cost

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The ratio of gross annual sales to the fixed capital investment is termed as the __________ ratio.

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Operating profit of a chemical plant is equal to

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A present sum of Rs. 100 at the end of one year, with half yearly rate of interest at 10%, will be Rs.

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Which of the following is a component of working capital investment?

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Which of the following is not a component of the fixed capital for a chemical plant facility?

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Which of the following is not a component of the working capital for a chemical process plant?

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Optimum economic pipe diameter for fluid is determined by the

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In which of the electric power generation system, the operating cost is minimum?

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Nominal and effective interest rates are equal, when the interest is compounded

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Effective and nominal interest rates are equal, when the interest is compounded

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Which of the following ceramic packing materials is the costliest of all?

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Pick out the correct statement.

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'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

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In an ordinary chemical plant, electrical installation cost may be about

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