MATHEMATICS and ENGINEERING SCIENCES

PRE-BOARD EXAMINATION
MULTIPLE CHOICE:

INSTRUCTION: Encircle the letter that corresponds to the correct answer. STRICTLY NO ERASURES!

1. Find the diameter of a sphere whose volume is 10,000 cm3.

A. 13.36 cm B. 26.73 cm C. 29.34 cm D. 10.23 cm

2. Find the side of a cube whose diagonal is 10 in.

A. 5.77 in B. 6.96 in. C. 8.45 in. D. 9.77 in.

3. For triangle ABC, angle A = 60o, a = 15 cm and c = 10 cm. Find the area of triangle.

A. 48.56 cm2B. 53.04 cm2 C. 64.45 cm2 D. 74.68 cm2

4. Find the area of sector whose central angle is 40o, and whose arc length is 15 in.

A. 156.34 in.2 B. 161.14 in.2 C. 176.93 in.2 D. 187.49 in.2

5. Find the 95th term of an AP of 1.03, 1.02, 1.01,

A. 0.05 B. 0.09 C. 0.07 D. 0.13

6. If four coins are tossed, how many possible ways are there of at least one coin showing tails?

A. 7 B. 12 C. 15 D. 18

7. If f(x) = x2 + 2x + 3, find f(4).

A. 25 B. 27 C. 29 D. 31

8. A rat fell on a bucket of a water wheel with diameter of 600 cm which traveled an angle of 210 o before it dropped the bucket.
Calculate for the linear centimeter that the rat was carried by the bucket before it fell.

A. 970.84 cm B. 983.84 cm C. 1099.55 cm D. 994.84 cm

9. Solve for x: Log4 (x - 6) + log4 x = 2.

A. 4 B. 6 C. 8 D. 10

10. A pyramid with a square base has an altitude of 30 cm. If the edge of the base is 15 cm, calculate for the volume of pyramid.

A. 1,275 cm3 B. 2250 cm3 C. 1,875 cm3 D. 1,593 cm3

11. If a right cone has a base radius of 30 cm and an altitude of 45 cm, solve for the total surface area and the volume of the cone.

A. 56 cm2, 726.76 cm3 B. 57 cm2, 826.76 cm3 C. 42 cm2, 411.50 cm3 D. 57 cm2, 926.76 cm3

12. If the LPG sphere of Shell company has an inside diameter of 12 meters and it could safely be filled to 75% of its volume,
compute for the volume of LPG that could safely be contained in the sphere.
A. 1,525.36 m3 B. 678.58 m3 C. 1,425.36 m3 D. 1,325.36 m3

13. The radius of a circle inscribed in a triangle with sides of 6, 8 and 10 is:

A. 1 B. 2 C. 3 D. 4

14. From a box containing 6 red balls, 8 white balls and 10 blue balls, one ball is drawn at random. Determine the probability that it
is white.

A. 1/8 B. ¼ C. ½ D. 1/3

15. What is the radius of a circle with the following equation? x 2 - 6x + y2 - 4y - 12 = 0

A. 3.46 B. 4 C. 5 D. 6
 2
x −9
Lim
16. What is the value of the following limit? x →3 x −3
A. -6 B. 1 C. 6 D. 9

17. Find the length of latus rectum of parabola y2 + 8x – 6y + 1 = 0.

A. 2 B. 4 C. 6 D. 8

18. A sector has an area of 50 in2. Find the perimeter of the sector for a central angle of 60o.

A. 29.78 in. B. 32.34 in. C. 36.34 in. D. 45.34 in.

19. Evaluate the identity: (tan2)(cos2) + (cot2)(sin2)

A. 1 B. 0 C. cosθ D. sinθ

20. For given triangle ABC: Given A = 32, c = 27 and B = 70 find side b.

A. 32.45 B. 40.56 C. 25.94 D. 12.45

21. Carpenter Pedro can make a cabinet in 4 working days alone. Carpenter Juan can do it in 9 days also working alone. How long
will it take them to finish the same job working together?

A. 2-10/13 days B. 2-1/3 days C. 3-1/3 days D. 2-5/3 days

22. When an irregular shaped object is placed in a cylindrical vessel of a water whose radius is 10 cm, the water rises 5 cm. What is
the volume of the rock if it is completely submerged?

A. 192π cm3 B. 24π cm3 C. 384π cm3 D. 500π cm3

23. What is the number of the sides of the polygon if the sum of the measures of the angles of a convex polygon is 1440?

A. 7 B. 9 C. 6 D. 10

24. A circle with radius r has a circumference equal to the perimeter of a square whose side is S.Which of the following is true?

A. 2r = πS B. r = π/2 S C. r2 = S D. r = 2S/π

25. An equilateral triangle has an altitude of 8 √3 cm long. Find its area.

A. 5 √ 3/4 cm2 B. 100.45 cm2 C. 257.67 cm2 D. 110.85 cm2

26. How long is each side of regular hexagon with perimeter 12 ft?

A. 36 in. B. 12 in. C. 24 in. D. 18 in.

27. Instead of multiplying the number by 21, Fred divided it by 7. If the answer he obtained was 2, what should have been the
correct answer?

A. 289 B. 294 C. 287 D. 504

28. A rectangular floor is to contain 144 m2 of flooring. If the length is to be four times its width, what should its dimension be?

A. 12 m x 12 m B. 6 m x 24 m C. 10 m x 14.4 m D. 4 m x 36 m

29. Point (5, 2) is the center of a circle that is tangent to the y-axis. What is the point of tangency?

A. (0, 2) B. (0, 5) C. (2, 0) D. (5, 0)

30. The ratio of two number is 5:7. If the larger number is 42, what number is the smaller one?

A. 10 B. 18 C. 20 D. 30

31. Circle A has circumference numerically equal to its area. If a certain square has the same area as circle A, then what would be
the length of its sides?

A. π √2 B. π √3 C. 4 √4 D. 2 √π
32. A dodecagon has how many diagonals?

A. 50 B. 54 C. 56 D. 58
33. Neil is 15 years and his sister is 5 years old. In how many years will Neil be twice as old as his sister?

A. 8 B. 5 C. 6 D. 7

34. Find the maximum area of square that can be cut from a circular cardboard whose perimeter is 100 cm.

A. 456.34 cm2 B. 478.60 cm2 C. 498.45 cm2 D. 506.61 cm2

35. Find the area of pentagon inscribed in a circle whose diameter is 5 ft.

A. 12.34 ft2 B. 10.25 ft2 C. 14.86 ft2 D. 16.34 ft2

36. The pilot of an airplane observes the angle of depression of a light directly below his line of flight to be 30 o. A minute later its
angle of depression is 45o. If he is flying horizontally in a straight course at the rate of 240 kph, find the altitude at which he is
flying.

A. 5.456 km B. 9.456 km C. 3.456 km D. 2.456 km

37. A garden is in the form of an ellipse with semi-major axis and semi-minor axis of 4 m and 3 m respectively. If the semi-major
and semi-minor axes increased by 0.18 m each, find the increase in the area of the garden in sq. m.

A. 3.69 B. 4.06 C. 4.62 D. 5.02

38. If the line through (-1, 3) and (-3, -2) is perpendicular to the line through (-7, 4) and (x, 0). Find
the value of x.

A. 3 B. 4 C. 5 D. 6

39. A kite at a height of 60 ft is moving horizontally at a rate of 5 ft per second away from the boy who flies it. How fast is the cord
being released when 100 ft are out?

A. 2 fps B. 4 fps C. 6 fps D. 8 fps

40. A rectangular box with an open top is to be formed from a rectangular piece of cardboard which is 3 inches by 8 inches. How
many inches should be cut from each corner to form a box with maximum volume?

A. 1 B. 2/3 C. ½ D. 1/3

41. A balloon leaving the ground, 18 m from the observer, rises vertically at a steady rate of 3 m/s. How fast is the angle of elevation
of the line of sight increasing after 8 seconds.

A. 0.12 rad/s B. 0.08 rad/s C. 0.03 rad/s D. 0.06 rad/s

42. Find the area of the region bounded by the curve y = x3 and the lines y = 1 and x = 0.

A. ¾ sq. unit B. 4/5 sq. unit C. 5/6 sq. unit D. 2/3 sq. unit

43. Evaluate: dy/dx = 2y/x at x = 2; y = 2

A. y = ½ x2 B. x2 + 2y2 = -12 C. y = 2x2 D. x2 + 2y2 = 12

44. The sum of all prime numbers between 1 and 15 is

A. 39 B. 41 C. 46 D. 120

45. Ten liters of 25% salt solution and 15 liters of 35% salt solution are poured into a drum originally containing 30 liters of 10% salt
solution. What is the percent concentration of salt in the mixture?

A. 19.55% B. 22.15% C. 27.05% D. 25.72%

46. Find the smallest positive integer, which leaves a remainder of 2 when divided by 4, 6 and 8.

A. 26 B. 50 C. 74 D. 98

47. A boy started one hour and twenty minutes earlier than a man. If the man at 6 kph faster than the boy and overlook the boy in 40
minutes, find the rate of the man.

A. 12 kph B. 10 kph C. 8 kph D. 9 kph

48. How many minutes after 2:00 will the hands of the clock extended in the opposite directions for the first time?

A. 40.636 B. 41.636 C. 42.6363 D. 43.636

49. Find the area of the triangle which the line 2x – 3y + 6 = 0 forms with the coordinate axes.
 A. 2 sq. unit B. 3 sq. unit C. 4 sq. unit D. 5 sq. unit

50. A trapezoid has an area of 180 sq. cm and altitude of 20 cm. Find the shorter base if the ratio of the bases is 4:5.

A. 6 cm B. 8 cm C. 10 cm D. 12 cm

51. A circle having an area of 452 sq. m is cut into two segment by a chord which is 6 m from the center. Compute for the area of
the bigger segment.

A. 354.89 sq. cm B. 363.68 sq. cm C. 378.42 sq. cm D. 383.64 sq. cm

52. Two die are rolled. Find the probability that the sum of the two die is less than 10.

A. 17/18 B. 11/12 C. 8/9 D. 5/6

53. Find the area bounded by the parabola: 2y = x2, and the line: y = x + 4.

A. 16 sq. units B. 18 sq. units C. 20 sq. units D. 24 sq. units

54. Determine the area of the triangle bounded by the straight lines x + 2y – 7 = 0, 3x – 4y – 1 = 0, 2x – y + 6 = 0.

A. 10 sq units B. 20 sq units C. 15 sq units D. 25 sq. units

55. The length of the latus rectum for the ellipse (x2 / 64) + (y2 / 16) = 1 is

A. 4 units B. 5 units C. 6 units D. 8 units

56. One point of a segment is (-1, 0) and the mid-point is (2, 2). Find the other end of the segment.

A. (3, 4) B. (4, 4) C. (5, 4) D. (6, 4)

57. Find the slope of the line passing through the points (-1, -2) and (7, 8).

A. 3/5 B. ¾ C. 5/4 D. ¼

58. Find the equation of line passing through (5, -5) and has a slope of -5.

A. y = 5x + 20 B. y = – 5x – 20 C. y = – 5x + 20 D. y = – 5x + 34

59. Find the distance between point (2, 3) and line 2x + y = 8.

A. 0.15 B. 0.35 C. 0.45 D. 0.65

60. Find the angle of intersection between line y = – 2x + 4 and line y = 3x – 5.

A. 35o B. 40o C. 45o D. 50o

61. Find the center and radius of x2 + y2 + 4x – 3y = 0.

A. (- 2, 3/2), r = 1/2 C. (- 2, 3/2), r = 3/2 B. (- 2, 3/2), r = 5/2 D. (- 2, 3/2), r = 7/2

62. Find the vertex of the parabola y2 + 8x – 6y + 1 = 0

A. (1, 3) B. (2, 4) C. (3, 5) D. (4, 6)

63. Find the length of latus rectum of ellipse x2 + 4y2 = 1

A. 1/3 B. 2/3 C. ½ D. 4/3

64. The distance a body travels is a function of time and is given by x(t) = 18t + 9t 2. Find its velocity at t = 2.

A. 36 B. 54 C. 24 D. 20

65. The product of two positive numbers is 16. Find the number if the sum of one and the square of the other is least.

A. 8, 2 B. 8, 1 C. 8, 5 D. 8, 0

66. A rectangular field is to be enclosed by 1000 meters of fenced. What is the possible area can be enclosed?

A. 63,500 m2 B. 50,630 m2 C. 35,600 m2 D. 62,500 m2

67. Find x if x2 - 5x + 6 = 0.

A. 2 & 3 B. 6 & 4 C. 2 & 5 D. 3 & 6

68. Find the sum of the first 20 terms of 2, 4, 8, 16,

 A. 2,097,150 B. 2,453,455 C. 1,237,456 D. 3,126,355

69. Find the sum of infinite series of 200, 100, 50, 25,

A. 100 B. 200 C. 300 D. 400

70. Find the side of a square key that can be cut from a 30 mm diameter cross-section of metal.

A. 23.12 B. 21.21 mm C. 26.34 mm D. 32.34 mm

71. Find the area of flow of 12 in diameter pipe with 2/3 full or height is 2/3 of the diameter.

A. 50 in2 B. 60 in2 C. 70 in2 D. 80 in2

72. Find the number of sides of a polygon having an interior angles of 144o.

A. 6 B. 8 C. 10 D. 12

73. Find the volume of sphere with 20 cm diameter.

A. 321.23 cm3 B. 4188.80 cm3 C. 2353.45 cm3 D. 2643 cm3

74. Solve for y if x - y = 5 and y = 2x - 13.

A. 1 B. 2 C. 3 D. 4

75. Find the distance between the points P1 (3, 4) and P2(- 5, 6).

A. 8.25 B. 6.45 C. 8.00 D. 7.25

76. Find the equation of line with x-intercept of 2 and y-intercept of 3.

A. 3x + 2y = 6 B. 3x – 2y = 6 C. 3x + 2y = - 6 D. 3x – 2y = - 6

77. Find the radius of a circle x2 + y2 + 2x + 4y – 31 = 0.

A. 4 B. 5 C. 6 D. 7

78. The equation x2 + 3x - y + 16 = 0 is

A. circle B. hyperbola C. ellipse D. parabola

3
x +8
79. Evaluate the limits of x +2 as x approaches 2.

A. 1 B. 2 C. 3 D. 4

80. Find the value of x in the equation y3 - 3y + 3x3 - 9x2 = 0 for a maximum value of y.

A. 1 B. 2 C. 3 D. 4

81. Find the maximum area of a rectangle with diagonal of 10 inches, in in 2.

A. 20 B. 30 C. 40 D. 50

82. What is the derivative of sin4x?

A. 2sin4xdx B. 4cos4xdx C. - 4cos4xdx D. cos 4xdx

83. Find the slope of y = 3x + 4.

A. 0 B. 1 C. 2 D. 3

84. Find the area bounded by the line y = 8 and the parabola y = x 2.

A. 25.34 B. 20.34 C. 30.17 D. 35.34

85. The slope of the line is 1/2. The slope of the second line is - 2/3. Both lines intersect at the point (3,1). What is the acute angle
between the lines?

A. 26.6 B. 50.2 C. 33.7 D. 60.3

86. The position of the acceleration of the object as a function of time is described by: x = 4t 3 + 2t2 - t + 3. What is the acceleration
of the object at t = 2?
 A. 26 B. 41 C. 27.5 D. 52

87. The square of a number is increased by 36 is the same as 12 times the number. Find the number.

A. 2 B. 4 C. 6 D. 8

88. A 20 ft length pipe is to be cut into two pieces where one is 4 ft longer than the other. Find the length of smaller part.

A. 8 ft. B. 12 ft. C. 10 ft. D. 14 ft.

89. A rectangular lot has a perimeter of 78 m and area of 368 m 2. What is the width of lot?

A. 12 m B. 8 m C. 16 m D. 18 m

90. A car passes through a gasoline station at an average speed of 36 kph. After 10 seconds, another car passes at the same station
with an average speed of 72 kph. How long will the second car overtake the first car?

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

91. What is the slope of the line tangent to the parabola y = 12x 2 + 3 at a point where x = 5?

A. 3 B. 120 C. 24 D. 303

92. Resolve (5x+4)/(x2+2x) into partial fractions.

A. 2/x + 3/(x+2) B. 2/x + 3/(x-2) C. - 2/x + 3/(x+2) D. 2/x - 3/(x+2)

93. Rudy rode 18 km downstream and back to the same place where he started in 3 hours. Find the rate of Rudy in still water if the
velocity of the stream is 3 kph.

A. 12.7 kph B. 10.4 kph C. 16,8 kph D. 14.5 kph

94. Six years ago, a mother was 4 times as old as her daughter. Ten years from now, she will be twice as old. How old is the
daughter now?

A. 18 B. 16 C. 12 D. 14

95. In a certain laboratory a chemist has 24 mL of 78% sulfuric acid solution. How many liters of pure sulfuric acid should he add
to make 85% solution?

A. 4.6 mL B. 5.8 mL C. 16.4 mL D. 11.2 mL

96. One pipe can filled the tank in 5 hours. A second pipe takes only 3 hours to do the same job. If both pipes working together,
how long will it takes to fill the tank?

A. 1.875 hrs B. 2.675 hrs C. 1.500 hrs D. 1.250 hrs

97. What time after one o’clock will the hands of the clock be 100 o to each other for the first time?

A. 1:19.67 B. 1:21.54 C. 1:23.63 D. 1:25.63

98. Given A = 32, c = 27 and B = 70 find side b.

A. 30.23 B. 25.94 C. 34.55 D. 45.34

99. Find the equation of parabola with vertex at (0,0) and focus at (4,0)

A. x = y2 B. y2 = 16x C. y2 = x + 1 D. y2 = 16x – 4

100. A tower on top of building as observed 500 ft. away from the ground has an angle of elevation of 40 o and 43o, respectively. How
tall is the tower?

A. 40.42 ft. B. 42.42 ft. C. 44.71 ft. D. 46.71 ft.

 PREBOARD EXAM - ENGINEERING SCIENCES
INSTRUCTION: Encircle the letter that corresponds to the correct answer. STRICTLY NO ERASURES!

MULTIPLE CHOICE:

1. A person deposits P5000 into a money market account which pays interest at a rate of 8% per year. The amount that would be in
the account at the end of ten years is most nearly

A. P2,792 B. P9,000 C. P10,795 D. P12,165

2. A small company wants to deposit a single amount of money now so that it will have enough to purchase a new truck costing
P50,000 five years from now. If the money can be deposited into an account which earns interest at 10% per year, the amount
that must be deposited is most nearly

A. P10,000 B. P31,050 C. P33,250 D. P319,160

3. If a person deposits P100 per month into an account which pays interest at a rate of 6% per year compounded monthly, the
amount in the account at the end of five years would be nearest to

A. P564 B. P3,690 C. P6,090 D. P7,992

4. A small company wants to have enough money saved to purchase a new P200,000 warehouse in five years. If the company can
invest money at 18% per year, the amount that must be invested each year is closed to

A. P27,960 B. P36,920 C. P49,650 D. P63,960

5. A company expects the cost of equipment maintenance to be P5,000 in years one, P5,500 in year two, and amounts increasing by
P500 per year through year 10. At an interest rate of 10% per year, the present worth of maintenance cost is nearest to

A. P38,220 B. P42,170 C. P46,660 D. P51,790

6. For an interest rate of 12% per year compounded quarterly, the effective interest rate per year is closed to

A. 4% B. 12% C. 12.55% D. 12.68%

7. For an interest rate of 2% per month, the effective semiannual rate is closest to

A. 11.55% B. 12% C. 12.62% D. 26.82%

8. If you deposit P1,000 now at an interest rate of 12% per year compounded monthly, the amount that will be in the savings
account five years from now is closest to

A. P1,600 B. P1,762 C. P1,817 D. P1,905

9. The costs associated with a particular process are expressed to be P6,000 per year for five years, beginning three years from now.
At an interest rate of 10% per year, the present worth of these costs is closest to

A. P17,088 B. P18,796 C. P22,745 D. P29,210

10. The costs associated with a particular process are expressed to be P6,000 per year for five years, beginning three years from now.
At an interest rate of 10% per year, the equivalent uniform annual worth, A, in years one through eight at i = 10% per year is
closest to

A. P2,875 B. P3,202 C. P3,522 D. P4,262

11. A member of congress wants to know the capitalized cost of maintaining a proposed national park. The annual maintenance cost
is expected to be P25,000. At an interest rate of 6% per year, the capitalized cost of the maintenance would be closest to

A. P1,500 B. P25,000 C. P150,000 D. P416,667

12. An alternative for manufacturing a certain part has a first cost of P50,000, an annual cost of P10,000, and a salvage value of
P5,000 after its 10 year life. At an interest rate of 10% per year, the capitalized cost of the alternative is closest to

A. P17,822 B. P145,000 C. P178,215 D. P189,355

13. A municipal bond with a face value of P10,000 will mature 15 years from now. The bond interest rate is 6% per year, payable
quarterly. At an interest rate of 16% per year compounded quarterly, the present worth of the bond is closest to

A. P4,173 B. P4,345 C. P5,277 D. P6,135

14. A machine with a first cost of P25,000 is expected to have a P5,000 salvage value after its five year depreciable life. The
depreciation charge by the straight-line method for year three is closest to

A. P4,000 B. P5,000 C. P10,000 D. P15,000

15. A five-year asset which had a first cost of P20,000 with a P2,000 salvage value was depreciated by the straight line method. The
book value at the end of year four was closest to

A. P3,600 B. P4,000 C. P5,600 D. P16,400

16. What is the present worth of a P100 annuity starting at the end of the third year and continuing to the end of the fourth year, if the
annual interest rate is 8%?

A. P122 B. P153 C. P160 D. P162

17. You deposit P1000 into a 9% account today. At the end of two years, you will deposit another P3,000. In five years, you plan a
$4000 purchase. How much is left in the account one year after the purchase?

A. P925 B. P1424 C. P1552 D. P1691

18. You need P4000 per year for four years to go to college. Your father invested P5000 in a 7% account for your education when
you were born. If you withdraw the P4000 at the end of 17 th, 18th, 19th and 20th years, how much money will be left in the
account at the end of your 21st year?

A. P1700 B. P2500 C. P3400 D. P4000

19. A firm borrows P2000 for six years at 8%. At the end of six years, it renews the loan for the amount due plus P2000 more for
two years at 8%. What is the lump sum due?

A. P5280 B. P5754 C. P6035 D. P6135

20. A company must relocate one of its factories in three years. Equipment for the loading dock is being considered for purchase.
The original cost is P20,000, the salvage value after three years is P8000. The company’s rate of return on money is 10%.
Determine the capital recovery rate (CR) per year.

A. P4805 B. P4946 C. P5115 D. P5625

21. A person pays interest on a loan semiannually at a nominal annual interest rate of 16%. What is the effective annual interest rate?

A. 15.5% B. 15.65% C. 16% D. 16.64%

22. A steel drum manufacturer incurs a yearly fixed cost of P200,000. Each drum manufactured costs P160 to produce and sells for
P200. What is the manufacture’s break-even sales volume in drums per year?

A. 1000 B. 1250 C. 2500 D. 5000

23. A machine is under consideration for investment. The cost of the machine is P25,000.00. Each year it operates, the machine will
generate a savings of P15,000. Given an effective annual interest rate of 18%, what is the discounted payback period, in years,
on the investment in the machine?

A. 1.75 B. 3.17 C. 1.67 D. 2.16

24. An asset is purchased for P120,000. Its estimated life is 10 years, after which it will be sold for P12,000. Find the depreciation
for the first year using the sum-of-the-year-digit method.

A. P19,000 B. P19,637 C. P18,200 D. P18,400

25. Given the discount rate is 11.5%, what is the equivalent uniform annual cash flow of the following stream of cash flows? Year 0
– P100,000, year 1 – P200,000, year 2 – P300,000, year 3 – P135,000.

A. P230,437.00 B. P255,124.24 C. P250,005.25 D. P525,421.20

26. A product has a current selling price of P325.00. If its selling price is expected to decline at the rate of 10% per annum because
of obsolescence, what will be its selling price four years hence?

A. P202.75 B. P213.23 C. P302.75 D. P156.00

27. A savings certificate that costs P2500 now which pay P3750 in five years. What is the interest rate?

A. 6.45% B. 10.25% C. P9.05% D. 8.45%

28. In 18 years, P1,000,000 is required for a child’s college expenses. How much should be deposited each year starting on the day
of birth so that this goal will met? Assume that the first payment is made at birth, the last payment is on the child’s 18 th birthday,
and that 5% interest is paid.

A. P32,700 B. P33,700 C. P34,700 D. P35,546

29. An item is purchased for P5,000,000. Annual costs are P900,000. Using 8%, what is the capitalized cost of perpetual service for
the insulation?

A. P16,250,000 B. P17,250,000 C. P18,250,000 D. P19,250,000

30. A small building can be re-roofed for P300,000 (aluminum). The estimated life is 50 years. If the interest rate is 10%, what is
the average annual cost?

A. P24,250 B. P26,250 C. P28,250 D. P30,250

31. A public works project has an initial cost of P50,000,000, benefits with a present worth of P75,000,000, and disbenefits with a
present worth of P15,000,000. What is the benefit-cost ratio?

A. 1.2 B. 1.3 C. 1.4 D. 1.4

32. An asset is purchased for P25,000,000. Salvage value in 25 years is P5,000,000. What is the depreciation in the third year using
sum-of-the-years digit depreciation method?

A. P1,215,385 B. P1,315,385 C. P1,415,385 D. P1,515,385

33. What is the effective interest rate for a payment plan of 30 equal payments of P4465 per month, when a lump sum of P100,000
would have been an outright purchase?

A. 26.82% B. 24.82% C. 22.82% D. 20.82%

34. A fixture that costs P35,000 will save P3.00 per item produced. Maintenance will be P2000 annually. 3500 units are produced
annually. What is the pay-back period at 10%?

A. 5.57 years B. 7.57 years C. 8.57 years D. 9.57 years

35. Engr. Dela Cruz borrowed P150,000 two years ago. The terms of the loan are 10% interest for 10 years with uniform payments.
He just made his second annual payment. How much principal does he still owe?

A. 130,235.20 B. 134,567.30 C. P132,456.20 D. P129,456.78

36. A business man wants to have P500,000 four years from now. What amount he invests now if it will earn interest of 6%
compounded quarterly for the first two years and 8% compounded semi-annually during the next two years.

A. P379,409.60 B. P561,895.55 C. P420,539.68 D. P510,485.45

37. Compute the nominal interest rate of a continuously compounded loan if the effective interest rate is 25%.

A. e1.25 B. e0.25 C. loge0.25 D. loge 1.25

38. To secure a return of 4% at what price should a bond be purchased if it is redeemable at P1,000 in 10 years and pays dividends
P35.00?

A. P985.34 B. P959.45 C. P975.23 D. P986.40

39. A generating set that has a first cost of P50,000 4 years ago has a remaining life of 6 years, but is no longer efficient in its
performance. If extensive repairs are made now, the annual operating and maintenance cost will be reduced by P2,200 during the
next 4 years and by P1,500 during the last 2 years. The life of the generating set will not be affected, but its salvage value will be
increased by 1,400. What amount maybe spent on repairs if money is worth 12%?

A. 8,604 B. P9,866 C. P9,002 D. P9,560

40. An old boiler cost P2,400 a year to maintain. What expenditures for a new boiler is justified if no maintenance will be required
for the first 3 years, P600 per year for the next 7 years, and P2,400 a year thereafter? Assume money to cost 4% compounded
annually and no other cost to be considered.

A. P17,435.60 B. P18,321.43 C. P16,264.66 D. P16,895.70

41. A printing equipment costs P73,500 has a life expectancy of 8 years and has a salvage value of P3,500 at the end of its life. The
book value at the end of “x” years is equal to P38,500. Using straight line method of depreciation, solve for the value of “x”.

A. 4 years B. 3 years C. 6 years D. 2 years

42. An asset costing P20,000 was purchased 3 years ago. At what time it was estimated that it would have a 5 year life and salvage
value of P5,000. Consideration is being given to replacing it with a new asset costing P25,000 and a trade in of P6,000 will be
allowed on the old one. If straight line depreciation has been used for accounting purpose, what is the sunk cost?

A. P5,400 B. P6,100 C. P5,000 D. P5,800

43. About how long will it take for a deposit to triple its amount if invested at 18% compounded quarterly?

A. 6.89 B. 5.67 C. 7.56 D. 6.24

44. A mine is purchases for P1,000,000, and it is anticipated that it will be exhausted at the end of 20 years. If the sinking fund rate
is 4%, what must be the annual return from the mine to realize a return of 7% on the investment?

A. P108,350 B. P150,823 C. P130,850 D. P103,582

45. A simply supported beam is 6 m in length. It carries concentrated load of 5000 N at the center and a triangular load, which varies
uniformly from zero at the left support to a maximum value of 7500 N/m at the right support. Find the reaction at the left
support.

A. 10,000 N B. 12,500 N C. 17,500 N D. 25,000 N

46. A 40 kg skater at 4 m/s overtakes a 60 kg skater at 2 m/s in the same direction and collides with him. If the two remains in
contact after the collision, how much kinetic energy is lost?

A. 48 J B. 124 J C. 392 J D. 432 J

47. A bullet of mass 60 g moving horizontally strikes a block of wood of mass 50 kg, which is suspended as a pendulum whose
length is 0.9 m. The bullet lodges in the wood, and together they swing upward at a height of 0.03 m. What is the velocity of the
bullet just before it struck the wooden block?

A. 560 m/s B. 640 m/s C. 750 m/s C. 825 m/s

48. What is the magnitude of the resultant force of the three forces 250 N at 30 o, 350 N at 135o, 150 N at 200o and 450 N at - 60o?

A. 86.67 N B. 68.52 N C. 53.07 N D. 121.59 N

49. A projectile is fired from the edge of a cliff with an initial velocity components of V ox = 60 m/s and Voy = 100 m/s. Find the
magnitude of the velocity at time = 15 seconds.

A. 47 m/s B. 60.5 m/s C. 76.2 m/s D. 107 m/s

50. For how many years must an investment of P63,000 provide a continuous flow of funds at the rate of P16,000 per year so that a
nominal interest rate of 10% continuously compounded will be earned?

A. 2 years B. 3 years C. 5 years D. 7 years

51. An elevator weighing 1000 kg attains an upward velocity of 5 mps in 4 sec with uniform acceleration. Calculate the tension in
the cables so that the elevator comes to rest in a distance of 1.5 m.

A. 150 kg B. 155 kg C. 160 kg D. 168 kg

52. A projectile is fired at an angle of 20 o with the horizontal at the top of a 30 m high building. The muzzle velocity is 300 m/s.
What is the total time of flight?

A. 32.6 s B. 25.7 s C. 21.2 s D. 18.5 s

53. A machine costing P480,000 has a life expectancy of 12 years with a salvage value of 10% of the first cost. What is the book
value after five years using the declining balance method?

A. P183,892 B. P152,758 C. P196,432 D. P214,785

54. A driver of a car traveling at a certain speed suddenly sees an obstruction ahead and traveled a distance of 72 m during the
perception-reaction time of 2.5 seconds. Determine the car’s speed of approach in kph.

A. 85.6 B. 96.3 C. 103.7 D. 124.3

55. A rocket with a mass of 4000 lb travels at 27,000 ft/sec. What is the kinetic energy in ft-lb?

A. 4.53 x 1010 ft-lb B. 3.45 x 1010 ft-lb C. 6.34 x 1010 ft-lb D. 8.45 x 1010 ft-lb

56. A 200 lb crate is pushed 25 ft at constant velocity across a warehouse floor. There is a frictional force of 60 pounds between the
crate and floor. What work is done by the frictional force on the crate?

A. 1200 ft-lb B. 1300 ft-lb C. 1400 ft-lb D. 1500 ft-lb

57. A 2 lb projectile is launched straight up with an initial speed of 700 ft/s. Calculate the kinetic energy immediately after launched.

A. 12,234 ft-lb B. 13,456 ft-lb C. 14,799 ft-lb D. 15,217 ft-lb

58. When traveling at 100 kph, a car supplies a horizontal force of 50 N to the hitch of a trailer. What tractive horsepower is required
for the trailer alone?

A. 1.86 hp B. 2.34 hp C. 6.34 hp D. 9.45 hp

59. What is the acceleration of a body that increases in velocity from 20 m/s to 40 m/s in 3 s?

A. 6.67 m/s2 B. 4.42 m/s2 C. 5.34 m/s2 D. 7.45 m/s2

60. A stone is dropped over a cliff and falls for 6 s before reaching the bottom. How high above the bottom is the cliff?
A. 166 m B. 176 mC. 186 mD. 196 m
61. A shot is fired at an angle of 45 with the horizontal and a velocity of 300 ft/sec. Find the range of the projectile.

A. 2,400 ft. B. 2,500 ft. C. 2,600 ft. D. 2,800 ft.

62. A 10 kg weight is suspended by a rope from a ceiling. If a horizontal force of 5.8 kg is applied to the weight, the rope will make
an angle with the vertical equal to

A. 60o B. 30o C. 45o D. 75o

63. A 100 kN block slides down a plane inclined at an angle of 30o with the horizontal. Neglecting friction, find the force that causes
the block to slide?

A. 86.6 kN B. 80 kN C. 20 kN D. 50 kN

64. A block of wood is resting on a level surface. If the coefficient of friction between the block and the surface is 0.30, how much
can the plane be inclined without causing the block to slide down?

A. 16.7o B. 30.2o C. 21.2o D. 33.3o

65. A train upon passing point A at a speed of 72 kph accelerates at 0.75 m/s 2 for one minute along a straight path then decelerates at
1.0 m/s2. How far in kilometers from point A will it be 2 minutes after passing point A.

A. 4.95 B. 4.75 C. 4.85 D. 4.65

66. A mango falls from a branch 5 meters above the ground. With what speed in meters per second will it strike the ground? Assume
g = 10 m/s2.

A. 8 B. 12 C. 10 D. 14

67. A man standing at a window 5 meters tall watches a falling stone pass by the window in 0.3 seconds. From how high above the
top of the window was the stone released?

A. 12.86 m B. 11.77 m C. 9.54 m D. 15.21 m

68. A ball is thrown from a tower 30 m high above the ground with a velocity of 300 m/s directed at 20 o from the horizontal. How
long will the ball hit the ground?

A. 24.2 B. 23.2 C. 21.2 D. 22.2

69. A flywheel rotating at 1500 rpm decelerates uniformly at 2 rad/s 2. How many seconds will it take for the flywheel to stop?

A. 24.5 s B. 28.4 s C. 25.1 s D. 78.54 s

70. A highway curve is superelevated at 7o. Find the radius of the curve if there is no lateral pressure on the wheels of a car at a
speed of 40 mph.

A. 247.4 m B. 265.6 m C. 229.6 m D. 285.3 m

71. A 0.50 kg ball with a speed of 20 m/s strikes and sticks to a 70 kg block resting on a frictionless surface. Find the block’s
velocity.

A. 142 m/s B. 14.2 m/s C. 1.42 m/s D. 0.142 m/s

72. An iceberg having specific gravity of 0.92 is floating on salt water of sp gr. 1.03. If the volume of ice above the water surface is
1000 m3, what is the total volume of the ice?

A. 8523 m3 B. 7862 m3 C. 9364 m3 D. 6325 m3

73. A block of wood requires a force of 40 N to keep it immersed in water and a force of 100 N to keep it immersed in glycerin (SG
= 1.3). Find the specific gravity of the wood.
 A. 0.7 B. 0.6 C. 0.9 D. 0.8

74. An empty, open can is 30 cm high with a 15 cm diameter. The can, with the open end down, is pushed under water with a density
of 1000 kg/m3. Find the water level in the can when the top of the can is 50 cm below the surface.

A. 17.20 cm B. 2.12 cm C. 4.20 cm D. 5.87 cm

75. A cylindrical pipe with water flowing downward at 0.03 m3/s having top diameter of 0.08 m, bottom diameter of 0.04 m and
height of 1.5 m. Find the pressure between the pipe.

A. 154.63 kPa B. 197.93 kPa C. 252.44 kPa D. 243.92 kPa

76. Water flowing at the rate of 10 m/s from an orifice at bottom of a reservoir. Find the pressure at the bottom of reservoir.

A. 30 kPag B. 40 kPag C. 50 kPag D. 60 kPag

77. Water is boiling at 1 atm pressure in a stainless steel pan on an electric range. It is observed that 2 kg of liquid water evaporates
in 30 min. The rate of heat transfer to the water is

A. 2.97 kW B. 0.47 kW C. 2.51 kW D. 3.12 kW

78. In order to cool 1 tone (1000 kg) of water at 20oC in an insulated tank, a person pours 80 kg of ice at - 5oC into the water.
Determine the final equilibrium temperature in the tank. The melting temperature and the heat of fusion of ice at atmospheric
pressure are 0oC and 333.7 kJ/kg, respectively.

A. 12.43oC B. 14.43oC C. 16.43oC D. 18.43oC

79. Compute the pressure drop of 35C air flowing with a mean velocity of 5 m/s in a circular sheet-metal duct 400 mm in diameter
and 25 m long. Use a friction factor, f = 0.04, and air = 1.3799 kg/m3.

A. 431.22 Pa B. 221.34 Pa C. 312.24 Pa D. 422.31 Pa

80. A rectangular duct has a dimensions of 0.25 m by 2 m. Determine the equivalent diameter of the duct.

A. 0.50 m B. 0.60 m C. 0.70 m D. 0.44 m