Practice Total Cost Overview - 4 | 13. Estimating Equipment Cost Using Two Methods | Construction Engineering & Management - Vol 1
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Question 1 Easy

What are the two primary categories of equipment costs?

💡 Hint: Think about what you pay for an asset versus what it costs to keep it running.

Question 2 Easy

Define depreciation in simple terms.

💡 Hint: Consider how a car loses value as it ages.

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Question 1

What does total cost consist of?

Only ownership costs
Only operating costs
Both ownership and operating costs

💡 Hint: Recall the definitions we've gone through.

Question 2

Repairs are considered part of what type of cost?

True
False

💡 Hint: Think about what happens when machinery breaks down.

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Challenge 1 Hard

A contractor has a dump truck costing ₹7 crores, with a tire cost of ₹70 lakhs. Determine the annual depreciation if the useful life is 15 years.

💡 Hint: Don't forget to account for tire cost.

Challenge 2 Hard

Given that the annual operating hours of a dump truck are 1,800, with fuel costs calculated at ₹3000, labor at ₹1500, and maintenance at ₹700, what is the total cost per hour?

💡 Hint: Total costs must be computed first then divided by operating hours.

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