Related Mcqs:

1. 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__________________?

   A. 15%
   B. 10%
   C. 1.5%
   D. 150%

2. 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

3. 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

4. ‘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

5. If ‘S’ is the amount available after ‘n’ interest periods for an initial principal ‘P’ with the discrete compound interest rate ‘i’, the present worth is given by__________________?

   A. (1 + i)n/S
   B. S/(1 + i)n
   C. S/(1 + in)
   D. S/(1 + n)i

6. 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

7. 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

8. An investment of Rs. 1000 is carrying an interest of 10% compounded quarterly. The value of the investment at the end of five years will be ________________?

   A. 1000 (1 + 0.1/4)20
   B. 1000 (1 + 0.1)20
   C. 1000 (1 + 0.1/4)5
   D. 1000 (1 + 0.1/2)5

9. The ratio of gross annual sales to the fixed capital investment is termed as the ________________ ratio?

   A. Cash reserve
   B. Capital
   C. Turnover
   D. Investment

10. 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