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 = $${\text{original cost}} \times \frac{{{\text{index value at present}}}}{{{\text{index value at time original cost was obtained}}}}.$$
The most major component of this cost index is
A. Fabricated equipment and machinery
B. Process instruments and control
C. Pumps and compressor
D. Electrical equipments and material
Answer: Option A
This Question Belongs to Chemical Engineering >> Chemical Engineering Plant Economics
A. Initial cost
B. Book value at the end of (n - 1)th year
C. Depreciation during the (n - 1)th year
D. Difference between initial cost and salvage value
Which of the following is not a current asset of a chemical company?
A. Inventories
B. Marketable securities
C. Chemical equipments
D. None of these
In declining balance method of depreciation calculation, the
A. Value of the asset decreases linearly with time
B. Annual cost of depreciation is same every year
C. Annual depreciation is the fixed percentage of the property value at the beginning of the particular year
D. None of these
Generally, income taxes are based on the
A. Total income
B. Gross earning
C. Total product cost
D. Fixed cost
Join The Discussion