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  1. Break-even analysis shows profit when

  2. A.

     Sales revenue > total cost

    B.

     Sales revenue = total cost

    C.

     Sales revenue < total cost

    D.

     Variable cost < fixed cost


  3. PERT analysis is based upon

  4. A.

     Optimistic time

    B.

     Pessimistic time

    C.

     Most likely time

    D.

     All of these


  5. Pessimistic time is

  6. A.

     The maximum time which an activity might require

    B.

     The average time required for a job

    C.

     The most probable time considering all conditions

    D.

     The minimum time in which an activity can possibly be accomplished


  7. The appellate authority for an industrial dispute is

  8. A.

     Management

    B.

     Labour court

    C.

     High court/supreme court

    D.

     Board of directors


  9. Choose the wrong statement. Motion study is used for

  10. A.

     Improving a work method

    B.

     Improvising a work method

    C.

     Designing a work method

    D.

     Reducing inventory costs


  11. The basic difference between PERT and CPM is that

  12. A.

     PERT deals with events and CPM with activities

    B.

     Critical path is determined in PERT only

    C.

     Costs are considered on CPM only and not in PERT

    D.

     Guessed times are used in PERT and evaluated times in CPM


  13. Value engineering aims at finding out the

  14. A.

     Depreciation value of a product

    B.

     Resale value of a product

    C.

     Major function of the item and accomplishing the same at least cost without change in quality

    D.

     Break-even point when machine requires change


  15. Process layout is employed for

  16. A.

     Batch production

    B.

     Continuous type of product

    C.

     Effective utilization of machines

    D.

     All of the above


  17. Product layout is employed for

  18. A.

     Batch production

    B.

     Continuous production

    C.

     Effective utilization of machine

    D.

     All of the above


  19. Bar chart is suitable for

  20. A.

     Large project

    B.

     Major work

    C.

     Minor work

    D.

     All of these