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  • Question
  • The owner of the construction company makes use of the estimate :


  • Options
  • A. to determine the capital investment costs.
  • B. to assist in financial arrangements
  • C. to determine economic feasibility of the project.
  • D. to determine the tax, insurance and evaluation purpose.
  • E. All of these

  • Correct Answer
  • All of these 


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    • 1. Keeping in view, the feasibility order of magnitude, the preliminary, conceptual or budget estimates, are prepared by :

    • Options
    • A. architect/engineer
    • B. construction manager
    • C. owner himself/herself
    • D. construction manager
    • E. None of these
    • Discuss
    • 2. A project construction cost estimate includes:

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    • A. the labour and material cost
    • B. the equipment and over head cost
    • C. the profit of the contractor
    • D. All of these
    • Discuss
    • 3. Pick up the correct statement from the following:

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    • A. Uniform series compound amount factor =
    • B. Uniform series present worth factor =
    • C. Sinking fund factor =
    • D. Capital recovery factor = where letters carry their usual meanings.
    • E. All of these
    • Discuss
    • 4. Pick up the method used for project evaluation and selection in capital budgetting from the following:

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    • A. pay back period
    • B. Internal ratio of return
    • C. Net present worth
    • D. Profitability index
    • E. All the above
    • Discuss
    • 5. Which one of the following is not a construction estimate?

    • Options
    • A. Initial feasibility estimate
    • B. Conceptual preliminary budget
    • C. Definite estimate
    • D. None of these
    • Discuss
    • 6. Pick up the correct statement from the following:

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    • A. The receipts and disbursements in a given time interval are referred to as cash flow.
    • B. The assumptions that all cash flows occur at the end of the interest period, is known as the end of period convention.
    • C. A cash flow diagram is a graphical representation of cash flows drawn on a time scale.
    • D. The cash flow diagram represents the statement of the problem and also includes what is given and what is to be found.
    • E. All of the above.
    • Discuss
    • 7. Pick up the correct statement from the following:

    • Options
    • A. The difference between sales revenue and cost of goods sold, is known as 'Gross Profit.'
    • B. The gross profit percentage is the average profit margin obtained on goods sold.
    • C. The relationship of contribution to sales is known as contribution ratio
    • D. The difference between sales and variable cost of sales, is called contribution.
    • E. All of these
    • Discuss
    • 8. Renu Bala deposits Rs 1200 now, Rs 800 two years from now and Rs 1000 five years from now. If the savings bank's rate of interest in 5%, she will receive an amount of Rs X 10 years from now, where X is

    • Options
    • A. Rs 3415
    • B. Rs 4225
    • C. Rs 4413
    • D. Rs 4826
    • Discuss
    • 9. If P is principal amount, i is the rate of interest per annum and n is the number of periods in years, the compound amount factor (CAF) is :

    • Options
    • A. (1 + i)n
    • B. (1 + i)(1/2n)
    • C. (n + i)
    • D. None of these
    • Discuss
    • 10. The construction manager uses the estimate of the project

    • Options
    • A. to tell the owner of the project to take his/her financial decision.
    • B. to advise the architect/engineer regarding design cost parameter especially in value engineering analysis.
    • C. to develop bids on the project.
    • D. to control the project during its construction.
    • E. All of these
    • Discuss


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