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AFE Certified Plant Engineer (CPE) VIP Practice Exam
AFE — The AFE Certified Plant Engineer (CPE) exam is issued by the Association for Facilities Engineering (AFE) and consists of approximately 150 multiple-choice questions administered over 3 hours, covering seven domains: Maintenance Management, Financial & Administrative Management, Engineering & Technology, Environmental/Safety/Health, Project Management, Energy & Utilities, and Physical/Facility Management.
58
Questions
180m
Time Limit
70.00%
To Pass
Question 1 of 58👑 VIP
A plant engineer is evaluating two maintenance strategies for a critical centrifugal pump. Strategy A uses time-based preventive maintenance with monthly inspections costing $4,200/year. Strategy B uses vibration analysis and condition monitoring at $2,800/year but requires a $6,000 upfront equipment investment. The pump's mean time between failures (MTBF) under Strategy A is 18 months; under Strategy B it is estimated at 36 months. Each failure costs $9,500 in downtime and repair. Over a 5-year analysis period, which strategy yields the lower total cost?
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