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Statement : One of the problems facing the food processing industry is the irregular supply of raw material. The producers of raw material are not getting a reasonable price.

Courses of Action :
I. The government should regulate the supply of raw material to other industries also.
II. The government should announce an attractive package to ensure regular supply of raw material for food processing industry.
The price of raw materials has gone up by 15%, labor cost has also increased from 25% of the cost of raw material to 30% of the cost of raw material. By how much percentage should there be reduction in the usage of raw materials so as to keep the cost same?
The moisture content of sludge is reduced from 90% to 80% in a sludge digestion tank. The percentage decrease in the volume of sludge, is
In which of the following method, the sludge is rotated for dewatering process?
What is the final water content of sludge after dewatering?
The price of raw meterials had gone up by 15% labor cost has also increased from 25% of the cost of ras material to 30% of the cost of raw material. By how much percentage should there be reduction in the usage of raw materials so as to keep the cost same?
Percy prepares vegetable curry (liquid) in a pressure cooker. If the raw potatoes are P, the raw tomatoes are T, the raw onions are O, and the cooked meal is M, then 2P + T + O → 3M may represent the cooking process. Sometime during the process, Manu opens the lid and checks the curry to find that the potatoes are half-cooked (take XP = 0.5). Volume of the cooker is 5L and CPo = CTo = COo = 1.5. What can you say about the composition in the cooker at the instant of time when the lid is opened, if initial temperature was 310K?
Raw material purchased:
1st January, 600 units @ Rs. 12 per unit
12th January, 500 units @ Rs. 14 per unit
21st January, 300 units @ Rs. 13 per unit
Raw material issued for manufacture:
3rd January 300 units
5th January 124 units
15th January 250 units
16th January 300 units
Raw material returned to stores from manufacturing department on 14th January, 50 units. The material is issued on First-in-First out method.
The value of material remaining in store on 21st January will be:
Study the following statements.
(i) Hydraulic lime is suitable for white washing,
(ii) Fat lime is suitable for whitewashing,
(iii) Hydraulic lime is suitable for making mortar,
(iv) Fat lime is suitable for making mortar.
Determine the sludge formed from the following set of data. Specific gravity of sludge: 1.05 Moisture content: 92.5% Total dry solids: 213.4 kg/1000 m3