A. 10 to 20
B. 20 to 40
C. 45 to 60
D. 65 to 75
Related Mcqs:
- ‘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 - 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 - Fixed capital investment of a chemical plant is the total amount of money needed to supply the necessary plant and manufacturing facilities plus the working capital for operation of the facilities. Which of the following components of fixed capital investment requires minimum percentage of it ?
A. Electrical installation cost
B. Equipment installation cost
C. Cost for piping
D. Equipment insulation cost - 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 - 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 - ‘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 - The ‘total capital investment’ for a chemical process plant comprises of the fixed capital investment and the_________________?
A. Overhead cost
B. Working capital
C. Indirect production cost
D. Direct production cost - Cost of instrumentation in a modern chemical plant ranges from _____________________ percent of the total plant cost?
A. 5 to 10
B. 20 to 30
C. 40 to 50
D. 60 to 70 - 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 - 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 ?
A. 0.1 to 1
B. 1 to 2
C. 10 to 20
D. 50 to 60
