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Q. Which of the following methods of depreciation calculations results in book values greater than those obtained with straight line method?

  • (A) Multiple straight line method
  • (B) Sinking fund method
  • (C) Declining balance method
  • (D) Sum of the years digit method

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Q. Pick out the wrong statement.

  • (A) The annual depreciation rate for machinery and equipments in a chemical process plant is about 10% of the fixed capital investment
  • (B) Annual depreciation rate of buildings in a chemical plant is about 3% of its initial cost
  • (C) Insurance rates on annual basis in a chemical plant may be about 1% of the fixed capital investment
  • (D) In a chemical industry, research and development cost amounts to about 15% of net sales realisation (NSR)

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Q. Maximum production start up cost for making a chemical plant operational is about __________ percent of the fixed capital cost.

  • (A) 1
  • (B) 5
  • (C) 10
  • (D) 30

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Q. Fixed charges for a chemical plant does not include the

  • (A) Interest on borrowed money
  • (B) Rent of land and buildings
  • (C) Property tax, insurance and depreciation
  • (D) Repair and maintenance charges

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Q. Which of the following is not a component of working capital?

  • (A) Raw materials is stock
  • (B) Finished products in stock
  • (C) Transportation facilities
  • (D) Semi-finished products in the process

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Q. Functional depreciation of an equipment is the measure of decrease in its value due to its

  • (A) Wear and tear
  • (B) Ageing
  • (C) Breakdown or accident
  • (D) Obsolescence

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Q. The value of a property decreases __________ with time in straight line method of determining depreciation.

  • (A) Linearly
  • (B) Non-linearily
  • (C) Exponentially
  • (D) Logarithmically

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Q. 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

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Q. Depreciation

  • (A) Costs (on annual basis) are constant when the straight line method is used for its determination
  • (B) Is the unavoidable loss in the value of the plant, equipment and materials with lapse in time
  • (C) Does figure in the calculation of income tax liability on cash flows from an investment
  • (D) All of the above

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Q. Which of the following is the costliest source of getting hydrogen on commercial scale for the manufacture of nitrogeneous fertiliser?

  • (A) Coal gasification
  • (B) Steam reforming of naphtha
  • (C) Alectrolysis of water
  • (D) Coke oven gas

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