BSE Engineering Economics and Financial Management 2

Question 1

Which financial statement shows a company's assets, liabilities, and shareholders' equity at a specific point in time?

Accepted Answer

Balance Sheet

Answer

Income Statement

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Cash Flow Statement

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Statement of Retained Earnings

Question 2

What is the break-even point in production?

Accepted Answer

The output level where total revenue equals total cost

Answer

The output level where total revenue equals total variable cost

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The output level where fixed costs are fully recovered

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The output level where profit is maximized

Question 3

Which ratio measures a company's ability to pay short-term obligations using its most liquid assets?

Accepted Answer

Quick Ratio

Answer

Debt-to-Equity Ratio

Answer

Return on Assets

Answer

Price-Earnings Ratio

Question 4

What does a positive Net Present Value (NPV) indicate about a project?

Accepted Answer

The project is expected to add value to the firm

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The project will break even

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The project has zero risk

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The project's cash flows equal the initial investment

Question 5

In life-cycle costing, which phase typically incurs the highest cumulative costs for an engineered system?

Accepted Answer

Operations and maintenance

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Design and development

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Manufacturing and production

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Disposal and decommissioning

Question 6

Which cost estimation technique uses the relationship between a new project's parameters and historical data from completed similar projects?

Accepted Answer

Parametric estimating

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Bottom-up estimating

Answer

Expert judgment

Answer

Three-point estimating