Problem
A contractor can buy a dump trucks for P800,000 each (surplus) or rent them for P1,189 per truck per day. The truck has salvage value of P100,000 at the end of its useful life of 5 years. Annual cost of maintenance is P20,000. If money is worth 14% per annum, determine the number of days per year that a truck must be used to warrant the purchase of the truck.

A.   200 C.   198
B.   199 D.   197

 

Problem
Mar wants to make a box with no lid from a rectangular sheet of cardboard that is 18 inches by 24 inches. The box is to be made by cutting a square of side x from each corner of the sheet and folding up the sides. Find the value of x that maximizes the volume of the box.

A.   4.3 inches C.   10.6 inches
B.   5.2 inches D.   3.4 inches

 

Situation
An investment of P250,000 is made at the end of each year with interest of 2.5% compounded annually.

  1. Determine the equal-payment-series compound-amount factor after 10 years.
    A.   11.203 C.   9.632
    B.   10.578 D.   8.736
  2. Determine the total amount of the investment after 10 years.
    A.   P2,800,000.00 C.   P2,400,000.00
    B.   P2,600,000.00 D.   P2,200,000.00
  3. How long (in years) will it take for the investment to amount to P10,000,000.00?
    A.   25 C.   15
    B.   18 D.   28

 

Situation
Given:

Beam Section, b × h = 300 mm × 450 mm
Effective Depth, d = 380 mm
Compressive Strength, fc' = 30 MPa
Steel Strength, fy = 415 MPa
  1. The beam is simply supported on a span of 5 m, and carries the following loads:
    Superimposed Dead Load = 16 kN/m
    Live Load = 14 kN/m

    What is the maximum moment, Mu (kN·m), at ultimate condition? $U = 1.4D + 1.7L$

    A.   144 C.   104
    B.   158 D.   195
  2. Find the number of 16 mm diameter bars required if the design moment at ultimate loads is 200 kN·m.
    A.   2 C.   6
    B.   4 D.   8
  3. If the beam carries an ultimate concentrated load of 50 kN at midspan, what is the number of 16 mm diameter bars required?
    A.   2 C.   4
    B.   3 D.   5

 

Situation
The total length of the beam shown below is 10 m and the uniform load $w_o$ is equal to 15 kN/m.
 

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1.   What is the moment at midspan if x = 2 m?

A.   37.5 kN·m C.   -187.5 kN·m
B.   -37.5 kN·m D.   187.5 kN·m

2.   Find the length of overhang x, so that the moment at midspan is zero.

A.   2.5 m C.   2.4 m
B.   2.6 m D.   2.7 m

3.   Find the span L so that the maximum moment in the beam is the least possible value.

A.   5.90 m C.   5.92 m
B.   5.88 m D.   5.86 m