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Plant Design and Economics for Chemical Engineers, 5/e

Max S. Peters, University of Colorado
Klaus Timmerhaus, University of Colorado, Boulder
Ronald E. West, University of Colorado, Boulder

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1				A dimensionless number that expresses the ratio of cost estimates at two different times is a ____________


2				In a cost-capacity equation for estimation, an exponent value less than 1.0 indicates that ___________ are taken advantage of.


3				The factor method is used to estimate __________________.


4				The remaining, undepreciated amount of an investment is known as its ____________.


5				The depreciable life of an asset is also known as the _____________.


6				The two types of property for which depreciation is allowed are known as ________ and ____________property.


7				Although land is considered to be real property, it is not ___________.


8				In the straight line method of depreciation, the depreciation charge in the final year reduces book value to ___________________.


9				MACRS depreciation rates extend one year beyond the recovery period because of the required _________________.

Answer choices for questions 1 through 9

A)	Personal and real
B)	Cost index
C)	Economies of scale
D)	Zero
E)	Half-year conversion
F)	Book value
G)	Depreciable
H)	Total plant cost
I)	Recovery period

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