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GATE Operations Research and Operations Management: Engineering Economy and Costing – Previous Year Questions

8 GATE previous year questions on Engineering Economy and Costing (Operations Research and Operations Management, Production and Industrial Engineering) with answers and explanations, from every paper.

  1. GATE 2021 PI Q51 (2 marks, Numerical answer) – A machine initially costs ₹1000000 and has salvage ₹50000 after ten years. Using straight-line depreciation, find book value at end of year 7 in…
  2. GATE 2022 PI Q34 (1 mark, Numerical answer) – A ₹65000 machine has salvage value ₹5000. Straight-line annual depreciation is ₹10000. Find useful life in years (integer).
  3. GATE 2022 PI Q64 (2 marks, Numerical answer) – A plant produces 24 electric cars/day. Setup cost is ₹19476 million, variable cost ₹0.6 million/car and selling price ₹1.5 million/car. Find days to…
  4. GATE 2023 PI Q65 (2 marks, Numerical answer) – Products P and Q sell in a 10:1 ratio. Fixed cost is ₹140000. Selling prices are ₹10/unit for P and ₹40/unit for Q; variable costs are ₹5 and ₹20/unit…
  5. GATE 2024 PI Q63 (2 marks, Numerical answer) – Machines A,B are bought together. A: price ₹20000, life ten years, salvage ₹5000. B: price ₹15000, life twenty years, salvage ₹5000. With…
  6. GATE 2025 PI Q32 (1 mark, Numerical answer) – A toy company can make batteries with annual fixed cost ₹2,00,000 and variable cost ₹70/unit, or buy at ₹90/unit. Find annual demand at the…
  7. GATE 2026 PI Q32 (1 mark, Numerical answer) – A customer invests ₹2,00,000 now for payouts of ₹1,00,000 yearly for three consecutive years. Discount rate is 15% per year. Find investment NPV (₹,…
  8. GATE 2026 PI Q57 (2 marks, Numerical answer) – A product has fixed cost ₹3,00,000 and variable cost ₹150/unit. Selling 5000 units produces profit equal to 20% of sales revenue. Find break-even…