Chemical Engineering
2023 · Paper 1
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Question 64
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The purchase cost of a new distillation column is Rs. 10 lakhs with an installation factor of 5.8. The cost of the capital is to be annualized over a period of 6 years at a fixed rate of interest of 5 % per annum, compounded annually. The annual cost (in lakhs of rupees) of the installed capital is ______ (rounded off to one decimal place).
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Pumps
and
are being considered for purchase in a chemical plant. Cost details for these two pumps are given in the table below. The interest rate is 10 % per annum, compounded annually. For both the pumps to have the same capitalized cost, the salvage value (in Rs.) of pump B should be _____ (rounded off to the nearest integer).Log in to check the answer
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