Q.1
A present sum of Rs. 100 at the end of one year, with half yearly rate of interest at 10%, will be Rs.
Q.2
'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.
Q.3
Pick out the wrong statement.
Q.4
The amount of compounded interest during 'n' interest periods is
Q.5
Which of the following is the costliest source of getting hydrogen on commercial scale for the manufacture of nitrogeneous fertiliser?
Q.6
The ratio of working capital to total capital investment for most chemical plants (except for non-seasonal based products) is in the range of __________ percent.
Q.7
Which of the following is not a component of working capital?
Q.8
Functional depreciation of an equipment is the measure of decrease in its value due to its
Q.9
The inventory of raw materials included in the working capital is usually about __________ months supply of raw materials valued at delivery prices.
Q.10
An investment of Rs. 100 lakhs is to be made for construction of a plant, which will take two years to start production. The annual profit from the operation of the plant is Rs. 20 lakhs. What will be the pay back time?
Q.11
Out of the following, the depreciation calculated by the __________ method is the maximum.
Q.12
Depreciation is __________ in profit with time.
Q.13
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
Q.14
In an ordinary chemical plant, electrical installation cost may be about
Q.15
Nominal and effective interest rates are equal, when the interest is compounded
Q.16
Which of the following is a component of working capital investment?
Q.17
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.
Q.18
The value of a property decreases __________ with time in straight line method of determining depreciation.
Q.19
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
Q.20
For a typical project, the cumulative cash flow is zero at the
Q.21
In a manufacturing industry, break even point occurs, when the
Q.22
Direct costs component of the fixed capital consists of
Q.23
Purchased cost of equipments for a chemical process plant ranges from __________ percent of the fixed capital investment.
Q.24
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
Q.25
Which of the following relationship is not correct is case of a chemical process plant?
Q.26
Which of the following does not come under the sales expenses for a product of a chemical plant?
Q.27
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.
Q.28
The depreciation during the year 'n', in diminishing balance method of depreciation calculation, is calculated by multiplying a fixed percentage 'N' to the
Q.29
Which of the following is not a current asset of a chemical company?
Q.30
Expenditure on research and development (R & D) is categorised as the __________ , while making an estimate of the total product cost for a chemical plant.
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