16353. In financial accounting of a chemical plant, which of the following relationship is invalid?
16354. Depreciation
16355. According to six-tenths-factor rule, if the cost of a given unit at one capacity is known, then the cost of similar unit with '' times the capacity of the first unit is approximately equal to __________ times the cost of the initial unit.
16356. An annuity is a series of equal payments occuring at equal time intervals, and this amount includes the sum of all payments plus interest, if allowed to accumulate at a definite rate of interest from the time of initial payment to the end of annuity term. Ordinary annuity is used in the calculation of the
16357. 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
16358. Which of the following does not come under the sales expenses for a product of a chemical plant ?
16359. 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
16360. Effluent treatment cost in a chemical plant is categorised as the __________ cost.
16361. Factory manufacturing cost is the sum of the direct production cost
16362. 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 ?
16363. Which of the following is the cheaptest material of construction for the storage of sodium hydroxide upto a concentration of 75% ?
16364. The value of a property decreases __________ with time in straight line method of determining depreciation.
16365. A present sum of Rs. 100 at the end of one year, with half yearly rate of interest at 10%, will be Rs.
16366. Maximum production start up cost for making a chemical plant operational is about __________ percent of the fixed capital cost.
16367. Which of the following is not a mathematical method for evaluation of profitability of a chemical process plant ?
16368. With increase in the discounted cash flow rate of return, the ratio of the total present value to the initial investment of a given project
16369. __________ of depreciation calculation does not take into account the interest on investments.
16370. Optimum economic pipe diameter for fluid is determined by the
16371. Co-operative movement was introduced in Denmark by which social worker?
16372. Which of the following is not a current asset of a chemical company ?
16373. The amount of compounded interest during 'n' interest periods is
16374. The __________ of a chemical company can be obtained directly from the balance sheet as the difference between current assets and current liabilities.
16375. Which of the following ceramic packing materials is the costliest of all ?
16376. Manufacturing cost in a chemical company does not include the
16377. Expenditure on research and development (R & D) is categorised as the __________ , while making an estimate of the total product cost for a chemical plant.
16378. For a typical project, the cumulative cash flow is zero at the
16379. An investment of Rs. 100 lakhs is to be made for construction of a plant, which will take two years to start production. The annual profit from the operation of the plant is Rs. 20 lakhs. What will be the pay back time ?
16380. '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
16381. A balance sheet for a chemical plant shows its financial condition at any given date. It does not contain the __________ of the plant.
16383. The 'total capital investment' for a chemical process plant comprises of the fixed capital investment and the
16384. Generally, income taxes are based on the
16385. A balance sheet for an industrial concern shows
16386. 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 x
The most major component of this cost index is
16387. Purchased cost of equipments for a chemical process plant ranges from __________ percent of the fixed capital investment.
16388. In a chemical process plant, the total product cost comprises of manufacturing cost and the
16389. Which of the following is not a component of the fixed capital for a chemical plant facility?
16390. 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
16391. Functional depreciation of an equipment is the measure of decrease in its value due to its
16392. The ratio of gross annual sales to the fixed capital investment is termed as the __________ ratio.
16393. Effective and nominal interest rates are equal, when the interest is compounded
16394. The amount of simple interest during 'n' interest period is (where, i = interest rate based on the length of one interest period, p = principal)
16395. Which type of crossing bears the name of a banker?
16396. Optimum number of effects in a multiple effect evaporator is decided by the
16397. Which of the following is the costliest source of getting hydrogen on commercial scale for the manufacture of nitrogeneous fertiliser ?
16398. Cost of piping in a fluid processing unit (e.g., distillation) of a chemical process plant is about __________ percent of the fixed capital investment.
16399. Direct costs component of the fixed capital consists of
16400. Out of the following, the depreciation calculated by the __________ method is the maximum.