Practice Cumulative Downtime Cost (1.3) - Downtime Cost Calculation - Construction Engineering & Management - Vol 1

Practice: Cumulative Downtime Cost

Lesson 1.3Downtime Cost Calculation

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Question 1.
Calculate the downtime cost per hour for an equipment cost of 900 rupees.
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Use the formula Downtime Cost = (Percentage × Equipment Cost) / 100.
Question 2.
How much is the yearly downtime cost for operating 2000 hours at a downtime cost of 27 rupees?
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Multiply the downtime cost per hour by the number of operational hours.
3Question 3.
What is the initial downtime cost per hour for equipment costing 900 rupees?
- 27 rupees
- 30 rupees
- 54 rupees
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Recall the formula for downtime cost.
4Question 4.
True or False: A higher obsolescence cost means increased efficiency of old equipment.
- True
- False
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Consider how efficiency impacts costs.
Question 5.
A piece of machinery has an equipment cost of 800 rupees. If the downtime percentage is projected to rise to 8% after 3 years, calculate the estimated downtime cost per hour and year at that rate. How will it change the cumulative costs?
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Use the same calculation strategies as before.
Question 6.
Using the data provided for the last three years, construct a table that summarizes the cumulative downtime cost for each year and potential implications for future financial planning.
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This task focuses on summarizing previous calculations into a more visual format.

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