Related Mcqs:

1. 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 × (index value at present/ index value at time original cost was obtained). The most major component of this cost index is____________________?

   A. Fabricated equipment and machinery
   B. Process instruments and control
   C. Pumps and compressor
   D. Electrical equipments and material

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?

   A. 1 to 5
   B. 10 to 20
   C. 25 to 35
   D. 35 to 45

3. Equipment installation cost in a chemical process plant ranges from _______________ percent of the purchased equipment cost ?

   A. 10 to 20
   B. 35 to 45
   C. 55 to 65
   D. 70 to 80

4. Purchased cost of equipments for a chemical process plant ranges from _____________ percent of the fixed capital investment?

   A. 10 to 20
   B. 20 to 40
   C. 45 to 60
   D. 65 to 75

5. ‘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
   B. 2.5 to 2.7
   C. 4.2 to 4.4
   D. 6.2 to 6.4

6. The economic life of a large chemical process plant as compared to a small chemical plant is_______________?

   A. Only slightly more
   B. Much more
   C. Slightly less
   D. Almost equal

7. In a chemical process plant, the total product cost comprises of manufacturing cost and the__________________?

   A. General expenses
   B. Overhead cost
   C. R & D cost
   D. None of these

8. Total product cost of a chemical plant does not include the ______________ cost?

   A. Market survey
   B. Operating labour, supervision and supplies
   C. Overhead and utilities
   D. Depreciation, property tax and insurance

9. 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. 30
   B. 50
   C. 75
   D. 95

10. Cost of piping in a fluid processing unit (e.g., distillation) of a chemical process plant is about _____________ percent of the fixed capital investment ?

    A. 4
    B. 13
    C. 22
    D. 34