Civil Engineering - Engineering Economy

Exercise : Engineering Economy - Section 1
46.
Pick up the correct statement from the following:
A NPV profile graph shows the curvilinear relationship between the net present value of the project and discount rate employed.
In a NPV profile, if discount rate is zero, then net present value is simply total cash inflows less the total cash outflows of the project.
As the discount rate increases, the net present value profile slopes downward to the right.
All of these
Answer: Option
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47.
The project contractor relies on the cost of the estimate :
for submission of a competitive bid for a lumpsum contract
for a unit price contract
for preparation of a definitive estimate to help negotiate contract.
All of these
Answer: Option
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48.
The wages of supervisors and material handlers are charged as :
Over head
direct labour cost
indirect labour cost
None of these
Answer: Option
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49.
The CRF (ep) is also known as: [CRF(EP) - 8% - 7], where
8% is the rate of interest per year
money is borrowed for n = 7 years
both (a) and (b)
Neither (a) nor (b)
Answer: Option
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50.
Annuities involve:
a series of payments
all payments of equal amount
payment at equal time intervals
payments at the end of periods.
All of these
Answer: Option
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