GATE CH · 2019 · CH
Question 54: Plant Design and Economics
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Question 54
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Consider two competing equipment A and B. For a compound interest rate of 10% per annum, in order for equipment B to be the economically cheaper option, its minimum life (in years) is __________ (rounded off to the next higher integer).
Equipment | Capital Cost (Rs) | Yearly Operating Cost (Rs) | Equipment Life (Years) |
|---|---|---|---|
A | 80,000 | 20,000 | 4 |
B | 1,60,000 | 15,000 | ? |
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GATE CH 2019 · Paper 1
Chemical Engineering · Original paper archive
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- Chemical Engineering
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- Numerical answer (NAT)
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- 2 marks
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