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Final Exam
Time: 3 Hours
Class: third
Date: 28 / 7 / 2021
2020 - 2021 ANSWER FOUR QUESTIONS ONLY Total Mark 100%
Q2: Give answers for the following questions with brief description. (25 marks)
(a) Which is smaller : angle of repose of sand or clay? Why?
(b) 40 BCM , how much will be in loose for a load factor of 0.7 ?
(c) Which data is best : 2,11,8 or 20,110,80 ?
(d) What is the effective productivity of a machine working 55 min every hour and
produce 200 LCM per hour?
(e) What is the difference between risk and hazard? give an example
Q3 (a) Draw the LOB for an activity having 200 man.hr , 4 labors in each unit , 5
working days in a week , 8 working hours in a day . The rate of produc on is 4 units
per week and the total unit number is 150 . (15 marks)
(b) A contractor wants to increase the capacity of his company and needs to make
decision according to the following data knowing that probability of high demand is
0.70 and that of low demand is 0.30. Using sensitivity analysis as a tool ,which
alternative will be the best? (10marks)
Revenue
Alternative Low High
Demand Demand
Do nothing $50000 $60000
Expand $20000 $80000
Subcontract $40000 $70000
Q4 (a) : Fixed cost of a machine is $9000and variable cost is $100 / unit . The
expected revenue is $ 170 / unit . What is the number of units to be produced to
make this process feasible ? (15 marks)
(b) Calculate the Internal Revenue Rate ( IRR) for a project whose cash flow as in
the figure . Is the project feasible knowing that the rate of interest is 15% ? ( 10
marks)
4000 4500 5000
0
1 2 3
10000$
Q5 (a) : Simulate the breakdowns for next three months according to data in the
table .Use ( 18 , 77 , 90 ) as random numbers (15marks)
Breakdowns f
0 18
1 22
2 27
3 13
(b) List the major functions of the management and describe briefly? ( 10 marks)