If the excavation of earth is done manually then it costs Rs. 10 per cum. A machine can excavate at a fixed cost of Rs. 4000 plus a variable cost of Rs. 2 per cum. The quantity of earth for which the cost of excavation by machine will be equal to the cost of manual excavation is_________________?

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1. 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

2. An earth moving equipment costs Rs. 5,00,000/- and has an estimated life of 10 years and a salvage value of Rs. 50,000/-.What uniform annual amount must be set aside at the end of each of the 10 years for replacement if the interest rate is 8% per annum and if the sinking fund factor at 8% per annum interest rate for 10 years is 0.069 ?

   A. Rs. 31050
   B. Rs. 34500
   C. Rs. 37950
   D. Rs. 50000

3. The grade resistance factor for an earth moving machine can be obtained by multiplying grade percentage by a factor approximately equal to_________________?

   A. 2 kg/tonne
   B. 6 kg/tonne
   C. 9 kg/tonne
   D. 20 kg/tonne

4. For excavating utility trenches with precise control of depth, the excavation equipment used is_______________?

   A. Hoe
   B. Shovel
   C. Dragline
   D. None of the above

5. A machine is purchased for Rs. 10,000,00/- and has an estimated life of 10 years. The salvage value at the end of 10 years is Rs. 1,50,000/-. The book value of the machine at the end of 5 years using general straight line method of evaluation of depreciation is__________________?

   A. Rs. 4,75,000/-
   B. Rs. 5,75,000/-
   C. Rs. 6,50,000/-
   D. Rs. 8,50,000/-

6. A wheeled tractor hauling unit is working on firm earth. The total loaded weight distribution of this unit is: Drive wheels : 25000 kg Scraper wheels : 10000 kg If the coefficient of traction for wheeled tractor on firm earth is 0.5, the rimpull which this tractor can exert without slipping is_______________?

   A. 10000 kg
   B. 12500 kg
   C. 22500 kg
   D. 5000 kg

7. In the time-cost optimisation, using CPM method for network analysis, the crashing of the activities along the critical path is done starting with the activity having________________?

   A. longest duration
   B. highest cost slope
   C. least cost slope
   D. shortest duration

8. A tractor shovel has a purchase price of Rs. 4.7 lacs and could save the organization an amount of rupees one lac per year on operating costs. The salvage value after the amortization period is 10% of the purchase price. The capital recovery period will be________________?

   A. 3.7 years
   B. 4.23 years
   C. 5 years
   D. 7.87 years

9. A tractor whose weight is 20 tonnes has a drawbar pull of 2500 kg, when operated on a level road having a rolling resistence of 30 kg per tonne. If this tractor is operated on a level road having a rolling resistance of 40 kg per tonne, then the drawbar pull of the tractor will________________?

   A. reduce by 200 kg
   B. increase by 200 kg
   C. increase by 250 kg
   D. reduce by 250 kg

10. The original cost of an equipment is Rs.10,000/-. Its salvage value at the end of its total useful life of five years is Rs. 1,000/-. Its book value at the end of two years of its useful life (as per straight line method of evaluation of depreciation) will be________________?

    A. Rs. 8,800/-
    B. Rs. 7,600/-
    C. Rs. 6,400/-
    D. Rs. 5,000/-