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MAULANA ABUL KALAM AZAD UNIVERSITY OF
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Paper Code : HSMC-301
PUJD : 03446 ( To be mentioned In the main answer scrJpt J
ECONOMICS FOR ENGINEERS
Time Allotted : 3 Hours Full Marks : 70

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Thejlgures In-the margin lndlcatejull marks. •
Candldates are required to glue their answers In their own
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( Multf pie Choice Type Questions )

1. Choose the correct alternatives for any ten of the
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b) the expenditure on 1t
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sacrtflced to produce one unit of that good
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dJ. the amount of savings Jost.
11) If t�c lnf1at1on rate ls 7% per yea�. market interest
• rate is 15%, then the real interest rate wJU be
a) 7% b) 10%
c) 3% d) 12%.

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capacity in a power plant, we use

a) Per Unit Cost Model 'f

)Jr Cost Index Model

c) Power Sizing Model

d) Segmenting Model. •

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c) excess of sale price over both variable cost and
fixed cost

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Answer any three of the foJlowJng.
· 2. Write a brief note on Per Unit Cost method of
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leased for
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Rs. 30,000 per year. If a flrm expects return of 20%
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investments, should Jt buy or lease the machine ?

Capital recovery factor � 3 years ) = . 47 47. Sinking
fund factor ( 20%, 3 years= .2747 J. •
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;; Define 1nflat1on. What are the causes of inflation ? 2 + 3
•f A student has taken a loan of Rs. 3.00,000 for 3 years
· at 9% per annum. Calculate h�w much needs to be
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repaid at the end of 3 years under compound interest
rate.

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Answer any three of tlic
follO\V1ng. 3 X 15 -
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b) FJvc years ago. when the relevant cost index was
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120. a nuclear centrifuge cost $4o,gqo.. T�1e

centrifuge had ·a capacity of separating
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1500 gallons of ionized solu_tton per hour. Today. it

ts desired to build a centrifuge with capacity of
4500 gallons per hour. but the cost index now Is
3�0. Assuming a power-sizing exponent lo reflect
economics of scale. x. of 0·75, use the power-sizing·
model- to determine llle approxiinate cost
(expressed in t�day's dollars) of tlle new rector.
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Good. Average nnd Poor future sales as 0<l0,
0·60 and 0· l 0 respectively. The rak of Interest per
year Is� study period ls 5 years. with help of n
decision tree ctctcnnlnc which altcrnnlivc Is
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