11. A P 1000 000.
00 issued of 3%, 15 year bond was sold
REE REFRESHER COURSE: ESAS – 2
1. How many tons of refrigeration is required to produce
10 metric tons of ice per day at – 10 C from raw water
at 22C if miscellaneous losses are 15% of the chilling
and freezing load?
a. 17 TOR b. 20 TOR c. 15 TOR d. 24 TOR
2. Determine the exact simple of P 5000.00 for the period
from January 15 to November 28, 1992 if the rate of
interest is 22%.
a. P 955.7 b. P 958.36 c. P 955.34 d. P 952.73
3. A young woman, 22 years old has just graduated from
college. She accepts a good job and desires to
establish her own retirement fund. At the end of each
year thereafter she plans to deposit P 2000 in a fund at
15% annual interest. How old will she be when the fund
has an accumulated value of P 1000 000.00?
a. 50 years b. 53 years c. 55 years d. 51 years
4. A man acquires a loan of P 500 000.00. He will
amortize his loan by 10 annual payments but will
commence 5 years after the loan has acquired. If
money is worth 10% compounded annually, what was
his annual amortization?
a. P 119 137.77 c. P 120 234.44
b. P 117 434.53 d. P 118 654.23
5. A 600 N block rests on a surface inclined at 30
degrees. Determine the horizontal force required to
prevent the block from sliding down. Angle of friction
between the block and the inclined plane is 15 degrees.
a. 145.34 N c. 155.19 N
b. 160.75 N d. 163.21 N
6. A machine costing P 480 000.00 has a life expectancy
of 12 years with a salvage value of 10% of the first
cost. What is the book value after five years using the
declining balance method?
a. P 183 897 c. P 152 758
b. P 174 322 d. P 166 342
7. A machine has an initial costs of P 50 000 and a
salvage value of P 10 000.00 after 10 years. What is
the book value after 5 years using straight line
depreciation?
a. P 35 000.00 c. P 25 000.00
b. P 15 500.00 d. P 30 000.00
8. The maintaining cost for a sewing machine this year is
expected to be P 500.00. The cost will increase P 50
each year for the subsequent 9 years. The interest is
8% compounded annually. What is the approximate
present worth of maintenance for the machine over the
full 10 years period?
a. P 4600 b. P 4300 c. P 5300 d. P 5500
9. A product has a current selling price of P 325.00. If it’s
selling price is expected to decline at the rate of 10%
per annum because of obsolescence, what will be its
selling price four years hence?
a. P 213.23 c. P 210.21
b. P 221.42 d. P 209.54
10. The first cost of equipment is P 100 000 and estimated
to have a book value of P 30 000 when retired at the
end of 10 years. Determine the annual rate of
depreciation using a constant percentage declining
balance method.
a. 11.34% b. 10.21% c. 10.33% d. 10.56%
at 95%. What is the rate of interest of this investment?
a. 5% b. 2% c. 4% d. 3%
12. A certain office equipment has a first cost of P 20
000.00 and has a salvage value of P 1000.00 at the
end of 10 years. Determine the total depreciation at the
end of the 6th year using sinking fund method at 3%
interest.
a. P 10 720 c. P 12 340
b. P 11 420 d. P 10 520
13. What is the thermal efficiency of an ideal Otto cycle if
the heat transferred to air during heat addition process
is 600 kJ/kg and the heat rejected is 250 kJ/kg?
a. 65.02% b. 76.21% c. 45.62% d. 58.33%
14. A ball is dropped from a building 100 m high. If the
mass of the ball is 10 grams after what time will the ball
strikes the earth?
a. 5.61 sec b. 4.52 sec c. 2.45 sec d. 4.42 sec
15. An Otto engine has a clearance volume of 7%. It
produces 300 kW of power. What is the amount of heat
rejected in kW?
a. 170 b. 160 c. 152 d. 145
16. A wheel accelerates uniformly from rest to a speed of
200 rpm in ½ sec. If then rotates at the speed for 2 sec
before decelerating to rest in 1/3 sec. How many
revolutions does it make during the entire time interval?
a. 7.03 b. 7.80 c. 8.51 d. 8.06
17. On a normal day, the speed limit if a hi – way curve
whose radius of curvature is 600 ft is 45 mph. At what
speed will skidding impend if the coefficient of friction
between tires and roadways is 0.3?
a. 62.21 mph c. 71.15 mph
b. 70.62 mph d. 68.27 mph
18. What is the minimum initial velocity of a rocket must
have if it is to be able to hit a target 1000 km away?
a. 3032 m/s c. 3132 m/s
b. 3232 m/s d. 3332 m/s
19. A bullet is fired an initial velocity of 350 m/s and an
angle of 50° with the horizontal. Neglecting air
resistance, how long will the bullet travel before hitting
the ground?
a. 54.66 s b. 49.32 s c. 52.21 s d. 50.62 s
20. A flywheel is turning at the rate of 250 rpm. How many
seconds will it take for the flywheel to turn 2500 π.
a. 250 s b. 420 s c. 300 s d. 280 s
21. A train running at 30 m/s is slowed uniformly to a stop
in 44 seconds. Find the stopping distance.
a. 660 m b. 540 m c. 550 m d. 340 m
22. A box slides down an incline uniform acceleration. It
starts from rest and attains a speed of 2.7 m/s in 3
seconds. Find the distance moved in the first 6
seconds.
a. 17.2 m b. 16.7 m c. 16.2 m d. 13.2 m
23. Cebu pacific DC – 9 air plane has a takeoff speed of 80
m/s, which it reaches 35 seconds after starting from
rest. How much time does it takes in going from 0 to 20
m/s?
a. 8.8 s b. 7.7 s c. 6.6 s d. 5.5 s
24. A cable whose maximum permissible tension is 5000 lb
suspends an elevator when weighing 2000 lb fully
loaded. What is the greatest upward acceleration
possible for the elevator under these circumstances?
a. 46 ft/s2 b. 50 ft/s2 c. 48 ft/s2 d. 52 ft/s2
25. An elevator weighing 3200 lb rises with an acceleration
of 4 ft/s2. What is the tension of the supporting cable?
a. 3500 lbs b. 3100 lbs c. 3800 lbs d. 3600 lbs
26. A stone is dropped into a well and 4 seconds later the
sound of the splash is heard. If sound travels at a
speed of 340 m/s, how deep is the well?
a. 70.48 m b. 64.24 m c. 68.32 m d. 72.26 m
27. A missile is fired with a speed of 100 fps in a direction
30 degrees above the horizontal. Determine the
maximum height to which it rises
a. 59 feet b. 29 feet c. 39 feet d. 49 feet
28. Starting from rest an elevator weighing 9000 N attains
an upward velocity of 5 m/s in 4 seconds with a uniform
acceleration. Find the apparent weight of a 600 N man
standing inside the elevator during the ascent.
a. 634.5 N b. 676.5 N c. 643.5 N d. 667.5 N
29. A horizontal cable pulls a 200 kg cart along a horizontal
track. The tension in the cable is 500 N. starting from
rest how long will it take the cart to reach a speed of 8
m/s?
a. 3.2 s b. 1.3 s c. 2.3 s d. 4.4 s
30. Traffic is expected to move around a curve of radius
200 m and 90 km/hr. What should be the value of the
banking angle if no impedance is to be placed on
friction?
a. 8.7° b. 12.5° c. 17.7° d. 11.7°
31. A certain cable is suspended between two supports at
the same elevation and 500 feet apart, the load is 500
lbs per horizontal foot including the weight of the cable.
The sag of the cable is 30 feet. Calculate the total
length of the cable.
a. 503.76 ft b. 501.67 ft c. 502.67 ft d. 504.76 ft
32. A cable carries a horizontal load of 20 kg/m. neglecting
its own weight, find the maximum tension on the cable
if the distance between the supports is 100 m and the
sag is 5m.
a. 5087 kg b. 5078 kg c. 5099 kg d. 5102 kg
33. If the absolute pressure at the bottom of the ocean is
120 kPa, how deep is the water at this point?
a. 1.90 m b. 1.85 m c. 1.68 m d. 1.55 m
34. The pressure 3 meters below the free surface of a
liquid is 3.2 lb per in 2. What is the specific gravity of the
liquid?
a. 46 b. 75 c. 0.75 d. 0.11
35. A stone weighs 105 lbs in air and 83 lbs in water. Find
the specific gravity of the stone.
a. 2.98 b. 0.35 c. 4.77 d. 2.21
36. What is the expected head loss per mile of a closed
circular pipe (17 in inside diameter, friction factor of
0.03) when 3300 gal/min of water flow under pressure?
a. 38 ft b. 3.580 ft c. 0.007 ft d. 0.64 ft
37. Assuming isothermal condition, how deep is the pool at
a point where an air bubble, upon reaching the surface,
has 8 times the volume than it had at the bottom?
a. 72.3 m b. 73.3 m c. 71.3 m d. 75.5 m
38. A thin walled cylinder is 15 inches in diameter. The
internal fluid pressure in this cylinder is 150 psi. The
wall thickness is 0.125. Find the induced stress in the
cylinder wall.
a. 8000 psi b. 4500 psi c. 7500 psi d. 9000 psi
39. With the present water interruptions prevailing in Metro
Manila, you have been asked to design un upright
cylindrical water tank 6 meters in diameter and 6
meters high, vented, and to be filled completely with
water. Determine the minimum thickness of the tank
plate if the stress is limited to 40 MPa.
a. 4.41 mm b. 5.81 mm c. 4.38 mm d. 3.57 mm
40. A thin hollow sphere of radius 10 in. and thickness 0.1
in is subjected to an internal pressure of 100 psig. The
maximum normal stress on an element of the sphere is:
a. 5000 psi c. 14 140 psi
b. 7070 psi d. 20 000 psi
41. All four compression coil spring support one load of 700
kg. All four springs are arranged in parallel and rated
same at 0.609 kg/mm. Compute the deflection.
a. 64 b. 147 c. 178 d. 287
42. A boy weighing 1000 lb ft falls 6 inches and a strikes a
2000 lb per in spring. The deformation of the spring.
a. 1 in b. 2 in c. 3 in d. 4in
43. Determine the torque that can be applied to a 1 – in
diameter circular shaft if the shearing stress is not to
exceed 8000 psi.
a. 1570 in – lb c. 2750 in – lb
b. 1750 in – lb d. 3560 in – lb
44. A steel shaft is subjected to a constant torque of 2260
N – m. The ultimate strength and yield strength of the
shafting material are 668 MPa and 400 MPa
respectively. Assume a factor of safety 2 based on the
yield point and endurance strength in shear, determine
the diameter of the shaft in inches.
a. 1.521 in b. 1.915 in c. 2.321 in d. 2.417 in
45. What would be the diameter of a main power
transmitting steel shaft SAE 1040 to transmit 150 kW at
900 rpm.
a. 2.3 mm b. 2.6 mm c. 66.4 mm d. 76.5 mm
46. Determine the angular deflection in degrees of a SAE
1040 steel shaft in a length of ½ meter. The shear
stress is 69 MPa, shaft diameter is 62 mm and steel
modulus of elasticity is 79.3 GPa.
a. 0.08 b. 0.01 c. 0.1 d. 0.8
47. The maximum torque that can be applied to a hollow
circular steel shaft of 120 mm outside diameter and 80
mm inside diameter without exceeding a shearing
stress of 80 MPa is
a. 18.46 kN – m c. 42.83 kN – m
b. 36.24 kN – m d. 21.78 kN – m
48. A hollow shaft with outside diameter of 14 cm and wall
thickness of 0.8 cm transmit 200 kW at 400 rpm. What
must be the angular deflection of the shaft if the length
is 5 meters? Take G = 12 000 000 psi.
a. 0.019 deg c. 1.94 deg
b. 1.14 deg d. 2.44 deg
49. How much torque in in. – lb can be safely transmitted
by a 1 7/16 in diameter shaft if safe stress is 7000 psi?
a. 4083 b. 3083 c. 2083 d. 1083
50. Find the torsional stress in MPa in a 40 mm diameter
shaft transmit 20.53 kW at 600 rpm.
a. 26 MPa b. 36 MPa c. 46 MPa d. 56 MPa