Chemical Engineering Plant Economics Purchased cost of equipments for a chemical process plant ranges from __________ percent of the fixed capital investment. 45 to 60 20 to 40 65 to 75 10 to 20 45 to 60 20 to 40 65 to 75 10 to 20 ANSWER DOWNLOAD EXAMIANS APP
Chemical Engineering Plant Economics The depreciation during the year 'n', in diminishing balance method of depreciation calculation, is calculated by multiplying a fixed percentage 'N' to the Initial cost Depreciation during the (n - 1)th year Difference between initial cost and salvage value Book value at the end of (n - 1)th year Initial cost Depreciation during the (n - 1)th year Difference between initial cost and salvage value Book value at the end of (n - 1)th year ANSWER DOWNLOAD EXAMIANS APP
Chemical Engineering Plant Economics '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. 35 to 45 25 to 35 10 to 20 1 to 5 35 to 45 25 to 35 10 to 20 1 to 5 ANSWER DOWNLOAD EXAMIANS APP
Chemical Engineering Plant Economics 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. 53196 43196 60196 40096 53196 43196 60196 40096 ANSWER DOWNLOAD EXAMIANS APP
Chemical Engineering Plant Economics 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 0.1 0.8 0.6 0.2 0.1 0.8 0.6 0.2 ANSWER DOWNLOAD EXAMIANS APP
Chemical Engineering Plant Economics Chemical engineering plant cost index is used for finding the present cost of a particular chemical plant, if the cost of similar plant at some time in the past is known. The present cost of the plant = original cost x (index value/(index value at original cost was obtained)The most major component of this cost index is Electrical equipments and material Fabricated equipment and machinery Pumps and compressor Process instruments and control Electrical equipments and material Fabricated equipment and machinery Pumps and compressor Process instruments and control ANSWER DOWNLOAD EXAMIANS APP