Civil Engineering - Engineering Economy

Exercise : Engineering Economy - Section 1
16.
The ratio of current assests to current liabilities is known as
Liquidity ratio
Current ratio
Acid-Test (or Quick) ratio
Debts ratio
Answer: Option
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17.
Pick up the correct statement from the following:
An annuity is a series of equal payments occurring at equal period of time.
Annuity is called an equal payment or uniform payment series.
An annuity may have periods of time of any length but should always be of equal length.
All the above.
Answer: Option
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18.
The construction estimate of a project is used by :
the owner of the facility
the consulting architect/engineer
the contractor of the project
All of these
Answer: Option
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19.
Both architect and engineer make use of the cost estimate of the project:
for site selection
for designing of the project
for choosing alternatives
All of these
Answer: Option
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20.
If a is the base amount expenditure, b is the increase in the operation cost each year over a period of n years, the total cost of maintenance is :
a + (n + 1) b
a + (n - 1) b
a x (n - 1) b
a - (n - 1) b
Answer: Option
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