Question 5 F 13/14 120 marks) (a) What is the annual cost of operating labor, Col, to operate the Ethyl Benzene process plant? The current cost for a chemical plant operator is $70,000/yr? (5 marks) (b) The Ethyl Benzene process plant for which a capital cost analysis estimates the fixed capital investment to be $8,000,000, direct labor cost is estimated to be $1,600,000, and fixed costs are $1,200,000; while the material and energy balance provide the cost for utilities ($700,000), the cost for raw materials ($3,000,000), and the cost of waste treatment ($50,000) (10 marks) (0) Estimate the cost of manufacture (without depreciation) for the chemical plant. (1) Estimate the direct manufacture costs. (iii) Estimate the fixed manufacturing cost. (iv) Estimate the general expenses. (v) Determine the fraction of the cost of manufacture that is attributable to direct manufacture costs, fixed manufacturing cost and general expenses. (c) What will be the selling price (in $/kg) of the Ethyl Benzene produced? [5 marks) Question 5 F 13/14 120 marks) (a) What is the annual cost of operating labor, Col, to operate the Ethyl Benzene process plant? The current cost for a chemical plant operator is $70,000/yr? (5 marks) (b) The Ethyl Benzene process plant for which a capital cost analysis estimates the fixed capital investment to be $8,000,000, direct labor cost is estimated to be $1,600,000, and fixed costs are $1,200,000; while the material and energy balance provide the cost for utilities ($700,000), the cost for raw materials ($3,000,000), and the cost of waste treatment ($50,000) (10 marks) (0) Estimate the cost of manufacture (without depreciation) for the chemical plant. (1) Estimate the direct manufacture costs. (iii) Estimate the fixed manufacturing cost. (iv) Estimate the general expenses. (v) Determine the fraction of the cost of manufacture that is attributable to direct manufacture costs, fixed manufacturing cost and general expenses. (c) What will be the selling price (in $/kg) of the Ethyl Benzene produced? [5 marks)