AGRICULTURAL MACHINERY MANAGEMENT, EXTENSION, MARKETING AN AE LAWS ETCH Flashcards

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1
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Refers to machines collectively.
A. Equipment B. Tools
C. Machinery
D. Machineries

A

C. MACHINERY

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The process of dealing with or controlling things.

A. Management B. Managing
C. Supervising D. Administering

A

A. MANAGEMENT

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The action of promoting and selling products or services, including market research and
advertising.

A. Certifying B. Marketing
C. Endorsing
D. Recommending

A

B. MARKETING

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Which one is a part of a vertical feed mixer?

A. Screw
B. Hopper
C. Discharge chute
D. All of the above

A

D. ALL OF THE ABOVE

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A feed mixer tested to have mixing coefficient of variation of 10-15% is rated as

A. Poor
B. Fair
C. Good
D. Very good

A

C. GOOD

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As a standard, stripping efficiency of the mechanized stripping machine shall be at least

A. 70% B. 80% C. 85% D. 90%

A

B. 80%

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A 6-bladed windmill with 8 meters rotor diameter and 45 degrees twist angle is to be modified due to
insufficient starting torque. What should be done?

A. Increase blades
B. Decrease blades
C. Increase twist angle
D. Decrease twist angle

A

A. INCREASE BLADES
(Since increasing blades increases torque)

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A windmill with 6 meters rotor diameter, 5 cm pump diameter and 2 cm crank arm is to be modified due to low
volumetric efficiency. What should be done?

A. Enlarge rotor
B. Reduce rotor
C. Elongate crank arm
D. Enlarge pump diameter

A

C. ELONGATE CRANK ARM ( (since elongating crank arm increases pump stroke and volumetric efficiency)

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A 3-bladed 40-meter tall aerogenerator with 20 meters rotor radius designed for 6 m/s wind can’t rotate.
Average windspeed at rotor center is 5.5 m/s. Which part needs to be increased?

A. Number of blades
B. Rotor radius
C. Crank arm
D. Tower height

A

D. TOWER HEIGHT ( windspeed is higher at higher elevation; increasing rotor radius will severely affect twist angle of
entire blade & tip-speed ratio; aerogenerators have no crank arm)

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A 2-tonne capacity Jatropha oil expeller was loaded full with dried Jatropha seeds in 3 minutes. It produced
750 kg of crude oil in 3 hours. What is its crude oil production rate?

A. 300 kg/h
B. 250 kg/min
C. 600 kg/h
D. 600 kg/min

A

B. 250 kg/min

Solution:
Poil = Weight of crude oil collected / Total time
= 750 kg /3 min = 250 kg/min

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A castor bean oil expeller was loaded with 4.5 tonnes dried castor bean seeds. It produced 2,250 kg of crude oil
in 4 hours. What is its castor bean cake production rate?

A. 653 kg/h
B. 563 kg/h
C. 365 kg/h
D. 635 kg/h

A

B. 563 kg/h
Solution:
Pcake = Weight of resulting cake produced / Total time
= (4,500 kg seed – 2,250 kg oil) /4 h
= 562.5 kg/h

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A 10-tonne capacity coconut oil expeller was loaded full with grated copra. It produced 5,000 kg of crude oil in
10 hours. What is the copra cake production rate of the machine at 95% cake collection efficiency?

A. 745 kg/h
B. 475 kg/h
C. 547 kg/h
D. 574 kg/h

A

B. 475 kg/h
Solution:
Pcake = [(Wt. of copra input - Wt. of crude oil collected )/ Total time] x Eff
= [(10,000 kg - 5,000 kg) /10 h] x 0.95
= 475 kg/h

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13
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What is the weight of agricultural waste that is needed annually to optimally operate a 26-ampere 6-kw vermi
cast production shredder having a capacity of 0.3 tonne of waste per hour? It optimally operates 16 hours daily
during the 4-month peak sunny months and 8 h/day at 26 days/month for the rest of the year.

A. 1,057 tonnes
B. 1,075 tonnes
C. 1,750 tonnes
D. 175 tonnes

A

C. 1,750 tonnes

Solution:
Wt = Input Rate x (Peak Operating Time + Lean Operating Time)
= [0.3 tonne/h][ (16 h/d x 30 d/mo x 4 mo/yr)+ (8 h/d x 26 d/mo x 8 mos/yr)]
= 1,075 tonnes/yr

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14
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The benefits to society regardless of who in the society receives the benefits.

A. Financial benefit
B. Economic benefit
C. Revenue
D. Sales

A

B. ECONOMIC BENIFIT

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Benefits less costs excluding depreciation.

A. Profit
B. Net benefit
C. Cash flow D. Economic benefits

A

C. CASH FLOW

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Which one is a one-time expense?

A. Investment B. Single cost C. One-time cost
D. Operating cost

A

A. INVESTMENT

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Annually recurring cost

A. Investment B. Operating cost
C. Contingency
D. Operating capital

A

B. OPERATING COST

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Land is an example of

A. Investment B. Operating cost
C. Contingency
D. Operating capital

A

D. OPERATING CAPITAL

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Manager’s salary is an example of

A. Investment B. Operating cost
C. Maintenance cost
D. Operating capital

A

B. OPERATING COST

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The cash component of investment.

A. Cash investment
B. Operating cost
C. Contingency
D. Operating capital

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D. OPERATING CAPITAL

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21
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Contingency is normally what percentage of investment cost?

A. 5%
B. 10%
C. 15%
D. 20%

A

B. 10%

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The scrap value of a property?

A. Salvage value
B. Economic value
C. Book value
D. End value

A

A. SALVAGE VALUE

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23
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What is market price deducted by tax.

A. Discounted price
B. Taxed price
C. Shadow price
D. Economic price

A

C. SHADOW PRICE

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The equivalent value of a property at any given year.

A. Salvage value
B. Economic value
C. Book value D. End value

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C. BOOK VALUE

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Using simplest computation method, what is the annual depreciation of a tractor purchased at Php 2,500,000 if
its life span is assumed at 8 years? Salvage value is 10%.

A. Php 218,250
B. Php 281,250
C. Php 821,250
D. Php 250,281

A

B. Php 281,250

Solution:
Depreciation = (Php2,500,000-Php250,000)/8 years = Php 281,250/year

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Q

What feasibility indicator is best for determining how fast the project recovers the investment?

A. NPV
B. IRR
C. BCR
D. Payback period

A

D. Payback period

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What feasibility indicator is best for determining how much can you gain from a certain project?

A. NPV
B. IRR
C. BCR
D. Payback period

A

A. NPV

28
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What feasibility indicator is normally compared to bank’s interest rate?

A. NPV
B. IRR
C. BCR
D. Payback period

A

B. IRR

29
Q

Which among the feasibility indicators is best for determining project performance?

A. NPV
B. IRR
C. BCR
D. Payback period

A

A. NPV

30
Q

What analysis is done to determine the degree of project feasibility at various scenarios?

A. Financial analysis
B. Economic analysis
C. Risk analysis D. Sensitivity analysis

A

D. Sensitivity analysis

31
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What feasibility analysis uses shadow prices?

A. Financial analysis
B. Economic analysis
C. Risk analysis
D. Sensitivity analysis

A

B. Economic analysis

32
Q

What feasibility analysis uses market prices?

A. Financial analysis
B. Economic analysis
C. Risk analysis
D. Sensitivity analysis

A

A. Financial analysis

33
Q

Which situation is better and attainable for a good economy?

A. High discount rate
B. Low discount rate
C. Fast discount rate
D. No discount rate

A

B. Low discount rate

34
Q

The normal combined discount and inflation rate of the Philippines.

A. 2-4%
B. 5-7%
C. 8-12%
D. 16-20%

A

C. 8-12%

35
Q

The discounted cash flow at project start is always equal to ____.

A. Zero
B. Net benefit
C. Net profit
D. Net cash flow

A

D. NET CASH FLOW

36
Q

The price at which there is no loss or gain.

A. Discounted price
B. Optimum price
C. Minimum price
D. Break-even price

A

D. BREAK-EVEN PRICE

37
Q

The discount rate when the Net Present Value is zero.

A. Break-even rate
B. IRR
C. BCR
D. ROI

A

B. IRR

38
Q

What is the effect of increasing inflation rate to discounted cash flow at project start?

A. Increases
B. Decreases
C. Fluctuates
D. None

A

D. None

39
Q

What is the effect of increasing discount rate to discounted cash flow at year 10 of the project?

A. Increases
B. Decreases
C. Fluctuates
D. None

A

B. Decreases

40
Q

Which one is true when discount rate increases?

A. NPV increases
B. NPV decreases
C. Risk decreases
D. Capital reduces

A

B. NPV decreases

41
Q

At project start, the net cash flow of the cassava processing venture is -7 million pesos due to loan and revenue is
not materialized yet. Discount rate is 10%. What is the value of the discounted cash flow in million pesos at
project start?

A. 7
B. -7
C. -7.07
D. -7.7

A

B. -7
(At project start or time=0, the discounted cash flow is also equal to the net cash flow)

42
Q

Using financial feasibility analysis, the Net Present Values (NPVs) of farm-to-market road, irrigation and flood
control projects are 22.5, 7.5 and -3.1 million pesos, while the Internal Rate of Returns (IRRs) are 15%, 7% and
2.1%, respectively. Annual discount plus inflation rate is 10%. Which project shall be implemented?

A. Farm-to-market road
B. Irrigation
C. Flood control
D. None

A

A. Farm-to-market road
(since only Farm-to-Market road project has IRR higher than discount plus inflation rate)

43
Q

Using straight line depreciation method, what is the book value at the end of the third year of a tractor purchased
at Php 2,500,000 if its life span is assumed at 10 years? Salvage value is 10%.

A. Php1,285,000
B. Php1,582,000
C. Php1,825,000
D. Php1,852,000

A

C. Php1,825,000

Depreciation = (Php2,500,000-Php250,000)/10 years = Php 225,000/year
Book value = Purchase price – total depreciations = Php2,500,000-(Php225,000/yr x3yrs) = P1,825,000

44
Q

Using economic feasibility analysis, the Net Present Values (NPVs) of small water impounding project (SWIP),
shallow tubewell, small scale irrigation project (SSIP) are -0.5, -0.9 and 0 million pesos, respectively. The
proposed projects are owned by the government. Which project is economically feasible?

A. None
B. SWIP
C. Shallow tube well
D. SSIP

A

D. SSIP
(In econ. analysis, NPVof 0 is feasible since it has economic benefits even if it is just break-even)

45
Q

Microhydro, solar electrification and covered lagoon biodigester projects are evaluated for financial feasibility.
Each requires PHP 20,000,000 investment. Only one project can be funded. The financial internal rates of return
are 15%, 9% and 8%, respectively. Annual discount plus inflation rate is 10%. Which project shall be
implemented?

A. Covered lagoon biodigester
B. Microhydro
C. Solar electrification
D. None

A

B. Microhydro
(since its IRR
is higher than discount plus inflation rate)

46
Q

. A banana production and export project is being evaluated for financial feasibility. At 12% annual discount rate, it
has the following feasibility indicators: net present value of 1.8 billion pesos and internal rate of return of 58%. If
annual discount rate drops to 9%, will it be feasible?

A. No
B. Yes
C. Maybe
D. Insufficient

A

B. YES ( if it is feasible at 12% discount rate, the more it will be feasible at 9%))

47
Q

In what year was the Implementing Rules and Regulations (IRR) of the Philippine Agricultural and Biosystems
Engineering Act of 2016 approved?

A. 2016
B. 2018
C. 2020
D. 2022

A

D. 2022

48
Q

What law is known as the Philippine Agricultural and Biosystems Engineering Act of 2016?

A. RA 9513
B. RA 10601
C. RA 10915
D. RA 9736

A

C. 10915

49
Q

Agricultural and Biosystems Engineering refers to the application of ________ and designs to the processes and
systems involved in the sustainable production, post production and processing of safe food, feed, fiber, timber
and other agricultural and biological materials and the efficient utilization, conservation, and management of
natural and renewable resources in order to enhance human health in harmony with the environment.

A. Agriculture
B. Engineering
C. Science
D. Engineering science

A

D. Engineering science

50
Q

In ABE law, agricultural and biosystems consist of crops, forestry and other plants, poultry, livestock, fisheries
and _____ resources and other animals, wildlife and other living things.

A. Agriculture
B. Aquaculture
C. Farm
D. Land

A

B. Aquaculture

51
Q

Agricultural and Biosystems Engineer refers to a person who is registered and licensed to practice agricultural
and biosystems engineering in the country and who holds a ________ and professional identification card from
the Board of Agricultural and Biosystems Engineering and the PRC.

A. Degree
B. BSABE degree
C. Experience
D. Valid certificate of registration

A

D. Valid certificate of registration

52
Q

Agricultural and Biosystems Automation and Instrumentation refers to the use and application of agricultural
and biosystems ________.

A. Circuits
B. Instruments
C. Sensors
D. Integrated circuits

A

C. Sensors

53
Q

Agricultural and Biosystems Resource Conservation and Management refers to measures of conservation and
proper management of agricultural and _______ resources.

A. Biological
B. Zoological
C. Farm
D. Water

A

A. Biological

54
Q

In RA 10915, agricultural and _________ refers to local activity or series of activities to maintain or raise the
quality or change the form or characteristics of agricultural, fishery, forestry and biological products/materials.

A. Quality control
B. Forestry
C. Bio-processing
D. Fishery

A

C. Bio-processing

55
Q

Agricultural and _______ System refers to utilization of information systems, database, and other information
management tools for agricultural use, biological systems modeling to understand the mutual response between
life and the environment.

A. Computer
B. Geographic Information
C. Modeling
D. Bio-information

A

D. Bio-information

56
Q

Agricultural and Biosystems Power and Machinery refers to farm power and machinery for the production,
harvesting, processing, storage, manufacture, preserving, transporting and _____ of agricultural and biological
products/materials.

A. Distribution
B. Quality control
C. Marketing
D. Sales

A

A. Distribution

57
Q

Agricultural and Biosystems Buildings and Structures refer to buildings and structures for the production,
harvesting, processing, storage, ______, preserving, transporting and distribution of agricultural and biological
products/materials.

A. Treatment
B. Manufacture
C. Quality control
D. Sales

A

B. Manufacture

58
Q

In Section 36 or ABE law, the existing Philippine Agricultural Engineering Standards (PAES) shall be
transformed into a Philippine Agricultural and Biosystems Engineering Standards and shall serve as Code of
______ Standards.

A. AE
B. ABE
C. Technical
D. Engineering

A

C. Technical

59
Q

The ____ earned by the professional shall be required in the renewal of professional license.

A. Degree
B. BSAE degree
C. BSABE degree
D. CPD credit units

A

D. CPD credit units

60
Q

Any person who violates any of the provisions of RA 10915, upon conviction, shall be penalized by a fine of not
less than P100,000 but not more than ___, or imprisonment of not less than 6 months but not more than 5 years,
or both fine and imprisonment, at the court discretion.

A. P200,000
B. P300,000
C. P400,000
D. P500,000

A

D. P500,000

61
Q

In Section 17 of RA 10915, which one is not a scope of Land and Water Resources Engineering?

A. Irrigation
B. Soil and water
C. Aquaculture
D. Meteorology

A

D. Meteorology

62
Q

Which republic act is known as the Philippine Agri-Fishery Mechanization Law?
A. RA 9513
B. RA 10915
C. RA 10601
D. RA 9736

A

C. RA 10601

63
Q

Under RA 10915, which one is not under the scope of Land and Water Resources Engineering?

A. Irrigation
B. Soil and water
C. Aquaculture
D. Meteorology

A

D. Meteorology

64
Q

Under Washington Accord, an Agricultural and Biosystems Engineer who passed licensure examination in the
Philippines can practice his/her profession in another Washington Accord member country.

A. Yes
B. No
C. Indeterminate
D. Insufficient data to determine

A

A. Yes

65
Q

In Washington Accord, the contract of ABE services signed in the Philippines is valid in another Washington
Accord member country.

A. Yes
B. No
C. Indeterminate
D. Insufficient data to determine

A

B. No

66
Q

As provided in Article V Section 20 of AFMech Law, all agricultural and fisheries machinery manufacturers,
fabricators, assemblers, and importers must register with the __________.

A. BAFE
B. AMTEC
C. DTI
D. LTO

A

A. BAFE

67
Q

As provided in Article VI Section 27 of AFMech Law, the ___________ is designated as the premier and
reference testing center in the country for agricultural and fisheries machinery. ________.

A. BAFE
B. AMTEC
C. IPO Philippines
D. BAFS

A

B. AMTEC