A Design Project Requires You to Construct a Crane to Lift

question 40

Multiple Choice

A design project requires you to construct a crane to lift a maximum load of 5000 kg and with a maximum upward acceleration of 2 m/s².What size diameter steel cable should you use if the cable is to have a safety factor of 5?

• A)1.64 cm
• B)1.10 cm
• C)2.68 cm
• D)3.00 cm
• E)1.20 cm

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Definitions:

MIRR

Modified Internal Rate of Return, a financial metric that accounts for the cost of capital and reinvestment of cash flows.

IRR

The interest rate at which the total present value of a project or investment's incoming and outgoing cash flows sum to zero.

WACC

A technique called Weighted Average Cost of Capital computes a firm’s cost of funds, taking into account the proportional weighting of various capital types.

NPV

Net Present Value represents a technique for assessing the profitability of a project or investment, utilized in the process of capital budgeting.