GATE Plant Design and Economics: Depreciation, rate of return, payback period and discounted cash flow – Previous Year Questions
9 GATE previous year questions on Depreciation, rate of return, payback period and discounted cash flow (Plant Design and Economics, Chemical Engineering) with answers and explanations, from every paper.
- GATE 2022 CH Q35 – A compressor with a life of 10 years costs Rs 10 lakhs. Its yearly operating cost is Rs 0.5 lakh. If the annual compound interest rate is 8%, the…
- GATE 2022 CH Q61 – Information for a proposed greenfield project is provided in the table. The discounted cash flow for the fourth year is Rs crores (rounded off to one…
- GATE 2023 CH Q63 – A design engineer needs to purchase a membrane module (M) for a plant. Details about the two available options, M1 and M2, are given in the table…
- GATE 2023 CH Q65 – Pumps A and B are being considered for purchase in a chemical plant. Cost details for these two pumps are given in the table below. The interest rate…
- GATE 2024 CH Q35 – The capital cost of a distillation column is Rs. 90 lakhs. The cost is to be fully depreciated (salvage value is zero) using the double-declining…
- GATE 2024 CH Q49 – For purchasing a batch reactor, three alternatives P, Q and R have emerged, as summarized in the table. For a compound interest rate of 10% per annum,…
- GATE 2025 CH Q63 – It is proposed to install thermal insulation in a residence to save on the summer-monsoon season air-conditioning costs. The estimated yearly saving…
- GATE 2026 CH Q29 – Which of the following methods for calculating profitability does/do NOT consider the time value of money?
- GATE 2026 CH Q46 – In a certain project, 15% of the total investment is the working capital. The minimum acceptable rate of return is 4.95% and the period of evaluation…