How to Pass Engineering Economics
How to Pass Engineering Economics
Unit – 2 (8 Marks)
1. Define cost. Explain the elements of cost.
2. Explain manufacturing cost and non-manufacturing cost with example. OR
Define prime cost and overhead cost with example. OR Cost classification with
example.
3. Explain differential cost, opportunity cost, marginal cost, sunk cost, fixed cost
and variable cost with suitable example.
4. Following are the data for the production of a 100 badminton racquets:
Labour rate @ Rs. 40/hr,
Leather 50m @ Rs. 200/m,
Gut 300 m @ Rs. 50 /m,
Graphite 100kg @ Rs. 200/kg,
Total annul factory overhead Rs. 500000,
Total annual direct Labour hours 25000 hrs,
Labour hours needed 200 hrs.
Show the cost breakdown and calculate the total cost for per racquet.
Unit – 3 (8 Marks)
1. Explain Time Value of Money, Interest, Simple interest Vs compound interest,
Nominal Vs effective interest rates.
2. Numerical: calculate compound, nominal and effective interest rate.
3. Numerical: calculate PW/AW/FW (in cash flow diagram/ cash flow table/
language).
4. Development of Formula between P/A/F, i and N.
Unit – 6 (8 Marks)
1. Numerical: Sensitivity analysis, Break even analysis and Scenario analysis.
2. What is project risks? Sources and method of project risks.
Unit –7 (5 - 7 Marks)
1. Explain Ecological limits, economic theory and Sustainable development.
2. Ecological footprint and Overcoming ecological limit.
Short Notes:
1. Financial Ratios / Balance sheet and P/L account
2. Causes of depreciation/ VAT / Corporate tax
3. Ecological limit / Sustainable development/ Ecological footprint
4. Project funding mechanisms / FIRR and EIRR/ Capital Structure
5. Mutually exclusive contingent and independent projects / Capitalized
worth
6. Nominal rate Vs Effective rate
7. IRR Vs ERR / Payback period
8. Sources of project risks
9. Types of cost / Life cycle cost
10. Stock and Bond