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Principles of Engineering, Paper II

100 marks · 3 hours · 7 questions
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This paper Principles of Engineering · all yearsQ. 1 · Briefly explain the concepts namely:Q. 2 · Bank provides loan to a…Q. 3 · Write a comprehensive note on…Q. 4 · A project based organization is…Q. 5 · In the context of "quantity…Q. 6 · Write a short note on…Q. 7 · A manufacturing organization intends to…With this paperPart-I MCQs20← 2023
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Q. 1
  1. (a)Briefly explain the concepts namely:
  2. (b)Elaborate on the Cost-volume-profit analysis.
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Q. 2
  1. (a)Bank provides loan to a customer, an amount of $25,000 with interest compounded at a rate of 8% per year. How much will the customer owe to the Bank if he repays it at the end of 5 years. Alternatively, also determine the annual equal installments if bank provides provision to have it returned over a period of five years instead of having it repaid at the end of year five. [10]
  2. (b)An Organization is interested in determining "book value" of its certain asset after 5 years whose current worth is 500 , 000. A n a s s e s s m e n t o f i t s s a l v a g e v a l u e s t a n d s a t 500,000. An assessment of its salvage value stands at 500 , 000. A na ssess m e n t o f i t ss a l v a g e v a l u es t an d s a t 50,000 after a useful life of around 15 years. Apply straight line depreciation method to determine its book value after 5 years. [10]
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Q. 3

Write a comprehensive note on the "Non-destructive" testing techniques used to assess the internal defects within materials/products. Elaborate on the methodologies involved and draw schematics while giving your explanations for following cases: Magnetic Particle Inspection Dye Penetrant Testing

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Q. 4
  1. (a)A project based organization is interested in determining important timelines pertaining to the project being undertaken by it. Consider the data given in the table below and i) construct the network diagram, ii) identify the critical path and iii) determine the project completion time. Explain the testing spectrum specifying the person who will do any specific testing along with general scope. Activity Activity Predecessor Activity Duration (Weeks) A - 4 B - 6 C A, B 7 D B 8 E B 5 F C 5 G D 7 H D, E 8 I F, G, H 4 [10]
  2. (b)In the context of resource loading, differentiate and explain "time-limited resource scheduling" and "resource-limited resource scheduling". Please state possible scenarios/examples as to where each situation may occur. [10]
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Q. 5
  1. (a)In the context of "quantity discount model", discuss how in certain situations, a non-optimal point of the total cost curve, pertaining to a particular discount value of the inventory item, may still result into the most economical proposition from among other available discount alternates. [10]
  2. (b)Elaborate on the differences of "basic economic order quantity model" and "production order quantity model". Please represent both the models graphically and use these to better explain your answer. [10]
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Q. 6
  1. (a)Write a short note on "Forced Field Analysis", for its use for facilitating decision making. Make use of an example to better explain the technique. [10]
  2. (b)Discuss "Why-Why" analysis as to how it may be used to explore the cause and effect relationships underlying a particular problem. Use example while explaining. [10]
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Q. 7

A manufacturing organization intends to evaluate various strategies to plan their production so as to meet the expected customer demand. Following strategies are being considered by the organization: Maintain a constant workforce throughout six months period Maintain a constant workforce at a level necessary to meet the lowest daily demand for a month and meet the rest of the demand by subcontracting. Using the following data sets as gathered by the company, evaluate as to which strategy would be more cost effective. Month Expected Demand Production Days Jan 800 22 Feb 700 18 Mar 850 21 Apr 1,100 21 May 1,600 23 Jun 1,200 20 Cost Item Rate Inventory carrying cost 8perunitpermonthSubcontractingcostperunit8 per unit per month Subcontracting cost per unit 25 per unit Average pay rate 11 p e r h o u r ( 11 per hour ( 11 p er h o u r ( 88 per day) Labor-hours to produce a unit 1.6 hours per unit

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