Financial analysis and case studies - Electrical Engineering (MCQ) questions and answers

1)   A person purchases a lathe for Rs. 8000 the freight and haulage cost Rs 150 and the charges for installation it is Rs 200. Its life is 20 years and the scrap value is Rs 250. Then the annual depreciation charges by straight line method is

a. Rs 405
b. Rs 452.6
c. Rs 438.9
d. Rs 523.8
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: Rs 405

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2)   A sum of money is deposited in a SB account. If it is compounded annually at the rate of 8%, after 10 years it will become Rs 2,00,000. Then the sum of money is

a. Rs 92638.7
b. Rs 95233.1
c. Rs 96924.5
d. Rs 98888.1
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: Rs 92638.7

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3)   To save energy, Washington DC, has developed an investment analysis software package, ENVEST. This program can be run on an   

a. IBM PC
b. PCXT
c. PCAT
d. All of these
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: All of these

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4)   A tax credit substantially

a. Increases the investment merit of the investment
b. Decreases the investment merit of the investment
c. Does not cause any effect on the investment merit of the investment
d. None of these
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: Increases the investment merit of the investment

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5)   Which method provides cash for the replacement of asset at the end of its useful life?

a. Straight line depreciation
b. Sum of years digits depreciation
c. Declining balance depreciation
d. Sinking fund depreciation
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: Sinking fund depreciation

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6)   If L is the value of equipment at the end of its useful life, n is the number of years of useful life equipment and P is the initial cost than the annual depreciation rate is given by

a. ( P - L ) / n
b. ( p - n ) / L
c. ( L - n ) / P
d. n / ( L - P )
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: ( P - L ) / n

Explanation:
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7)   The pay period is defined as the ratio of

a. Net investment to the net annual cash flow
b. Net investment to the capital cost
c. Net annual cash flow to the capital cost
d. Net annual savings to the capital cost
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: Net investment to the net annual cash flow

Explanation:
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8)   The future value of one dollar in ā€œnā€ periods at interest rate of ā€œIā€ present is known as

a. Single payment compound amount
b. Single payment present worth
c. Uniform series compound amount
d. Sinking fund payment
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: Single payment compound amount

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9)   The sum of money received or paid in annual in one or more installments, for a given period of time is known as    

a. Time value of money
b. Annuity
c. True compounding
d. Cash flow
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: Annuity

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10)   The capital cost of generating equipment, transmission system and distribution system comes under

a. Fixed capital
b. Running capital
c. Both fixed and running capital
d. All of these
e. None of these
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: Fixed capital

Explanation:
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