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  • Question
  • Which of the following is the cheaptest material of construction for the storage of sodium hydroxide upto a concentration of 75%?


  • Options
  • A. Stainless steel
  • B. Plain carbon steel
  • C. Nickel
  • D. Copper

  • Correct Answer
  • Plain carbon steel 


  • Chemical Engineering Plant Economics problems


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    • 1. A shareholder has __________ say in the affairs of company management compared to a debenture holder.

    • Options
    • A. more
    • B. less
    • C. same
    • D. no
    • Discuss
    • 2. In a chemical process plant, the total product cost comprises of manufacturing cost and the

    • Options
    • A. general expenses
    • B. overhead cost
    • C. R & D cost
    • D. none of these
    • Discuss
    • 3. 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

    • Options
    • A. 0.1
    • B. 0.6
    • C. 0.2
    • D. 0.8
    • Discuss
    • 4. Which of the following ceramic packing materials is the costliest of all?

    • Options
    • A. Berl saddles
    • B. Raschig rings
    • C. Pall rings
    • D. Intalox saddles
    • Discuss
    • 5. Manufacturing cost in a chemical company does not include the

    • Options
    • A. fixed charges.
    • B. plant overheads.
    • C. direct products cost.
    • D. administrative expenses.
    • Discuss
    • 6. 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

    • Options
    • A. manufacturing cost.
    • B. depreciation by sinking fund method.
    • C. discrete compound interest.
    • D. cash ratio.
    • Discuss
    • 7. Expenditure on research and development (R & D) is categorised as the __________ , while making an estimate of the total product cost for a chemical plant.

    • Options
    • A. overhead cost
    • B. fixed expenses
    • C. general expenses
    • D. direct production cost
    • Discuss
    • 8. Gantt chart (or Bar chart) is helpful in

    • Options
    • A. efficient utilisation of manpower and machines.
    • B. preparing production schedule.
    • C. efficient despatching of products.
    • D. inventory control.
    • Discuss
    • 9. 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

    • Options
    • A. (1 + i)n/S
    • B. S/(1 + i)n
    • C. S/(1 + in)
    • D. S/(1 + n)i
    • Discuss
    • 10. Optimum number of effects in a multiple effect evaporator is decided by the

    • Options
    • A. cost benefit analysis.
    • B. floor area availability.
    • C. terminal parameters.
    • D. evaporation capacity required.
    • Discuss


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