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‘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

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For a given fluid, as the pipe diameter increases, the pumping cost ______________________?

• (A)  Decreases
• (B)  Increases
• (C)  Remains the same
• (D)  May increase or decrease, depending upon whether the fluid is Newtonian or non-Newtonian

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Construction expenses are roughly _____________ percent of the total direct cost of the plant ?

• (A)  2
• (B)  10
• (C)  30
• (D)  50

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Optimum economic pipe diameter for fluid is determined by the___________________?

• (A)  Viscosity of the fluid
• (B)  Density of the fluid
• (C)  Total cost considerations (pumping cost plus fixed cost of the pipe)
• (D)  None of these

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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_________________?

• (A)  0.1
• (B)  0.6
• (C)  0.2
• (D)  0.8

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Which of the following is not a component of the working capital for a chemical process plant ?

• (A)  Product inventory
• (B)  In-process inventory
• (C)  Minimum cash reserve
• (D)  Storage facilities

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Optimum number of effects in a multiple effect evaporator is decided by the____________________?

• (A)  Cost benefit analysis
• (B)  Floor area availability
• (C)  Terminal parameters
• (D)  Evaporation capacity required

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Which of the following is not a component of the fixed capital for a chemical plant facility ?

• (A)  Raw materials inventory
• (B)  Utilities plants
• (C)  Process equipment
• (D)  Emergency facilities

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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%

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Annual depreciation cost are not constant when, the _____________ method of depreciation calculation is used ?

• (A)  Straight line
• (B)  Sinking fund
• (C)  Present worth
• (D)  Declining balance

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