Practice FOG Cost - 2.2.2 | 12. Equipment cost – Caterpillar and Peurifoy method | Construction Engineering & Management - Vol 1
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2.2.2 - FOG Cost

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Question 1 Easy

What does FOG stand for in the context of equipment costs?

💡 Hint: Think of what consumables are used in machinery operation.

Question 2 Easy

What is the formula for calculating depreciation?

💡 Hint: Recall the components needed for depreciation calculation.

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Question 1

What is the significance of FOG costs in equipment operation?

They reduce energy consumption.
They increase machinery lifespan.
They have no significance.

💡 Hint: Consider the maintenance needs of machinery.

Question 2

The Peurifoy method uses which of the following for cost estimation?

True
False

💡 Hint: Think about how cash flows work over time in budgeting.

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Challenge 1 Hard

Calculate the total operating cost for a piece of machinery with an initial price of $100,000, a salvage value of $10,000, a depreciation period of 5,000 hours, and operating 50 hours with fuel consumption of 5 gallons per hour at $3 per gallon. FOG represents 15% of fuel cost.

💡 Hint: Break it down into depreciation, fuel cost, and then adding FOG.

Challenge 2 Hard

Given an initial cost of $120,000, estimated annual maintenance (not including tires) as 12% of the delivered price, and an expected tire cost of $9,000. Calculate the operating cost considering an annual usage of 2,000 hours.

💡 Hint: First calculate the maintenance cost adjusted for tire costs, then divide by yearly usage to find hourly costs.

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