Topic: Profitability Estimates | Process Economics - Video Lectures

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  Quick Review of Theory and Solving Representative Problems on Process Economics covering the undergraduate chemical engineering syllabus, and latest GATE-exam syllabus: Time Value of Money - Interests, Compounding Frequency, Periodic Deposits / Withdrawals, Depreciation Calculations, Capital Cost Estimation, Profitability Analysis, Economic Balance Calculations of Chemical Processes.
  
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Profitability Estimates

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Select activity Payback Period for a Process Modification

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2014-44-eco
A polymer plant with a production capacity of 10,000 tons per year has an overall yield of 70%, on mass basis (kg of product per kg of raw material). The raw material costs $ 50,000 per ton. A process modification is proposed to increase the overall yield to 75% with an investment of $ 125 million. In how many years can the invested amount be recovered with the additional profit?
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Select activity Discounted Payback Period

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2019-55-eco
A taxi-car is bought for Rs. 10 lakhs. Its salvage value is zero. The expected yearly income after paying all expenses and applicable taxes is Rs. 3 lakhs. The compound interest rate is 9% per annum. The discounted payback period (in years), is _________
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Deciding Insulation Thickness by Discounted Payback Period Page

0900-30-eco

Insulation is being considered for a steam pipe and the following data apply:

Insulation thickness	5 cm	10 cm
kJ/hr heat saved	$3\times 10^5$	$3.5\times 10^5$
Cost of insulation, Rs.	32,000	45,000
Annual fixed charges	10%	10%

If the value of heat is Rs. 10/million kJ and cost of money is 22%, what insulation thickness (in cm) should be used? The equipment works 300 days per year $\times $ 24 hours per day.
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Select activity Return on Investment
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2002-1-13-eco
The total investment in a project is $ 10 million and the annual profit is $ 1.5 million. If the project life is 10 years, then the simple rate of return on investment is

15%

10%

1.5%

150%

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Select activity Net Present Worth of Cash Flows
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2006-64-eco
A sale contract signed by a chemical manufacturer is expected to generate a net cash flow of $ 250,000 per year at the end of each year for a period of three years. The applicable discount rate (interest rate) is 10%. The net present worth of the total cash flow is $

750,000

683,750

621,500

332,750

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Select activity Amount for Perpetual Operation of Compressor

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Profitability Estimates