MECH

Pretest

Mechanical power technology is synonymous to

tractorization

farm mechanization

Agricultural machinery

Mechanical engineering

An agricultural firm can invest into a 15-year project that will produce an annual revenue of P 200,000
per year. Initial investment required is P 165,000, while yearly operating expenses will be P 145,000.
What is the IRR for this opportunity?

18.5%

26.4%

33.1%

36.0%

A machine purchased for P 45,000 had a depreciable life of 4 years. It will have an expected salvage
value of P 5,000 at the end of its depreciable life. Using the-sum-of-the-years digits method, what is the
depreciation amount for year 3?

P8,000

P12,000

P10,000

P18,000
What is the rear wheel reaction for a tractor with a total weight of 28.5 kN, has a front wheel reaction of
9.0 kN on a horizontal surface? The wheelbase is 2083 mm.

15.9 kN

14.25 kN

19.5 kN

12.5 KN

A carabao weighing 2,000 pounds is traveling 1,500 m/h at an instant. It is pulling a plow whose width of
cut is 10 inches and depth of cut is 15 centimeters. How many horsepower is generated by the carabao
at this condition if the draft is b kg/m2?

0.05

0.5 hp

0.11b hp

0.35b hp

Systematic gathering and recording of farm data

Farm Plan and Budget

Complete Plan and Budget

Farm records and Accounting

Agriculture Research

The standard speed of the PTO according to Barger is:

1000 rpm

2000 rpm

1500 rpm

500 rpm
What is most likely the consequence of inappropriate mechanization?

availability of support system

a good cost-benefit ratio

displacement of labor

high profitability

Which of the following is not a benefit from custom hiring?

Service may not be available when job is ready.

Costs of ownership are eliminated

Some labor is furnished with hired equipment.

Capital required owning equipment can be invested in other enterprises.

What is the maximum drawbar horsepower for a category II type of hitch in a tractor?

20

45

100

225

Diminishing returns is observed as a firm increases production by adding variable inputs to at least one
fixed input because

the ability or quality of the variable inputs hired decreases as more are hired

the firm must lower the price of its product when it produces more units of output

the per unit cost it must pay for variable input decreases as more inputs are hired

As more variable inputs are hired, the amount of fixed inputs per variable input they have to work with
decreases
Commodity surplus occurs when the selling price is ___ (x) ___, but equilibrium is attained when the
sellers agree to sell at a price at which ___ (y) ___ are willing to buy.

x = high; y = vendors

x = low; y = consumers

x = low; y = vendors

x = high; y = consumers

Determine the air-to-fuel ratio by weight for the complete combustion of gasoline in air.

7.5

15

22

32

In a standard supply-demand diagram, what happens when demand increases?

Price declines and quantity demanded rises

Price rises and quantity demanded rises

Price quantity demanded declines

Price and quantity supplied decline

A tractor weighs 8,000 lbs, has a 90-inch wheelbase and a drawbar height of 15 inches. The center of
gravity is located 40 inches from the rear axle and 30 inches above the ground. What is the reaction at
the front wheel?

5,149

2,851

3,556

4,444
What is the application rate of chemical solution in liters per hectare if 150 liters of solution could be
sprayed in 10 minutes by a six-nozzle boom sprayer traveling at 5 kph?

300L

450L

150L

600L

A certain fluidized-bed combustion vessel has an investment cost of P100,000, a life of 10 years, and
negligible market (resale) value. Annual costs of materials, maintenance and electric power for the vessel
are expected to total P8000. A major relining of the combustion vessel will occur during the fifth year at
a cost of P20,000; during this year, the vessel will not be in service. If the interest rate is 15% per year,
the lump-sum equivalent cost of this project at the present time is

P 416,117

P 146, 711

P 146,117

P 164, 711

Remote control hydraulic cylinders with internal diameters of 2.5 inches and 3.5 inches with 1000 lbs/in2
maximum pressure are available for tractors. What is the maximum force that can be developed by the
3.5-inch cylindrers?

9.7 lbs

9,620 lbs

9,620 kg

9.7 kg
Which is not increased by mechanization?

land productivity

food production

income

drudgery of farm labor

A system which converts stream flow into electrical power is known as

solar energy system

hydro-electric plant

geothermal plant

wind power system

A machine using 80% of its rated width has a field efficiency of 70%. How many minutes per hour is the
effective operating time?

45 min

47.5 min

50 min

52.5 min

A market situation represented by one or few sellers of goods.

Competitive

Monopolistic

Oligopolistic

Monopsonistic
Income derived from the sales of output on per unit bases

Total revenue

Average revenue

Marginal revenue

Iso-revenue

A 4-cylinder four-stroke cycle engine with 3- by 4-in cylinders develops 19 hp at 1650 rpm. Compute the
ihp if the mechanical efficiency is 85%.

16.2

22.4

7.45

26.4

Among the following statements, which demonstrate/s efficiency in operations?

Reducing the number of workers while maintaining the same target yield.

Increasing the number of workers while maintaining the same target yield.

Increasing the target yield and maintaining the number of workers.

Statements a and c

Systematic gathering, recording, and interpreting of farm data.

Agricultural research

Farm record

Farm accounting

None of these
Power required to pull an implement at a uniform speed.

drawbar horsepower

indicated horsepower

BMEP

brake horsepower

Being on the product possibilities frontier means that:

It is impossible to produce any more vegetables

It is impossible to produce more rice

More vegetables can be produced only by doing without some rice

If the society becomes more productive in producing rice, then we can have more rice but not more
vegetables

A walking type tractor is also known as

4WD tractor

hand tractor

riding type tractor

Carabao

The flywheel is the part of the engine which absorbs the power from the crankshaft during the idle
strokes and returns it during the power stroke.

True

False

Neither

Abc
Smaller gear or any two gears that are meshing.

helical gear

pinion

sector

main drive

The disk angle that will give the minimum draft for a disk plow for a given width of cut is.

30-35º

40-45º

45-50º

25-30º

Which statement is incorrect?

The arable land area of the Philippines is decreasing because prime lands are used for human
settlements.

The arable land area of the Philippines is decreasing because prime lands are used for cattle production.

There is an increased demand for food due to increasing population, thus, appropriate mechanization is
needed.

Appropriate mechanization can be made possible through the application of improved agricultural
technologies.

What is the difference between a change in supply and a change in quantity supplied?

Nothing, they mean the same thing

The first implies a shift curve upwards, while the second implies a change in the slope of the supply
curve.
 The first implies a shift in the entire supply curve while the second is just a movement along the same
supply curve

The first is a movement along the same supply curve, while the second implies a shift of the entire
supply curve

Which of the following is not a classification of farm jobs?

fieldwork

calendar work

work for rainy days

outside work that can be delayed

n agricultural engineer purchased a new machine for P18,000. It is expected to have a useful life of 10
years and a salvage value of P3,000. At i=15%, how much additional revenue must the machine generate
to at least recover its cost?

P3,900

P3,557

P2,990

P3,440

The recommended fertilizer application rate is as follows: 90 kg N, 60 kg P2O5, and 30 kg K2O per
hectare. Given the following fertilizer materials: (Urea) 45-0-0, (Superphosphate) 0-20-0, (Muriate of
potash) 0-0-60; Find the amount urea needed for one hectare.

300 kg

200 kg

20 kg

50 kg
An engine uses about 0.8 lb of fuel/hp-hr. If the heating value of the fuel is 20,000 Btu/lb, what is the
thermal efficiency?

20.5%

15.9%

17.2%

24.6%

A newly purchased grain drill is to be calibrated to determine the appropriate seeding rate. The drill has
10 furrow openers spaced 25 cm apart and is equipped with pneumatic tires. When the grain hopper is
filled at half its capacity and the tires are inflated at recommended pressure, the loaded radius is
measured at 38 cm. After turning the wheels at 60 rpm for a period of 10 minutes, 13.4 kg of palay were
collected from the seed tubes. What is the seeding rate of the drill, in cavans per hectare assuming 1
cavan = 44 kg:

0.75

0.65

0.85

0.95

As an agricultural engineer, which one should you avoid to increase Agricultural production in the
Philippines?

Increase the availability of farm power

Increase cropping intensity

Encourage custom hiring of farm equipment

Convert land to commercial endeavor

A sugarcane fertilizer applicator is to apply 16 bags of fertilizer per hectare. The fertilizer applicator is to
be calibrated by driving the applicator forward a distance of 200 meters. What is the weight of fertilizer
that should be collected from the delivery tube to get the correct application rate (assume 1 bag = 50 kg,
row spacing = 1.8 m):
29 kg

25 kg

34 kg

39 kg

Costs that are unaffected by changes in activity level of a farm enterprise are referred to as ___ (x) ___,
examples of which include ___ (y) ___.

x = variable costs; y = labor, seeds, fuel

x = maintenance and operating costs; y = farm labor, fertilizer, fuel

x = fixed costs; y = land, farm machinery, irrigation system

x = initial costs; y = land, machines, irrigation

The cost of a newly installed feedwater softener in the steam power plant is P 450,000. Its useful life is
estimated to be 12 years. The salvage value is 5% of the first cost. The combined annual cost of repairs,
maintenance and labor is P 52,000. The cost of chemicals used per year is P 38,000. Determine the
annual cost of the feedwater softener if the interest on sinking fund is 8%.

P 151,800

P 148,500

P 143,200

P 146,400

Separation of the grains and the straw in a combine harvester is accomplished by what operating parts?

cutter bar and reel

cylinder and concave

straw rack

elevator
It is a special gear driven shaft usually protruding from the backside of the tractor rear axle housing
designed to provide power.

pto

drawbar

3-pt hitch

Differential

In a 200 ha corn project, the fields have to be tilled in 30 days. What is the width of the heavy offset disk
harrow should be selected if the tractor to be used operates at 3.125 mph. Assume a 75% field efficiency
and an 8 hour working day.

2.22

4.33

10.11

8.66

The process of replotting of farms, re-adjustment of land, rights, systematic planning and adjustment of
canals, laterals, and farm roads is called

land consolidation

land clearing

land building

none of these

After preliminary test, he found out that 1.5 % of the Super rice grains were totally damaged by metering
device. He performed germination test and found out 85% seed viability. The seeds weigh 40 grams per
1000 grains. From this information at what seeding rate (in kg/ha) must he calibrate the seeder to attain
a crop stand of 8.0 x 105 rice plants per hectare?

26.21
38.22

11.44

89.1

When two strips of land are finished, the last furrows cut out leave an open trench about twice the
width of one bottom called the:

furrow wall

furrow slice

dead furrow

back furrow

What is the effective interest rate on 10% nominal rate compounded annually?

10%

10.25%

10.38%

10.47%

This is the reason why diesel engines are built comparatively sturdier than gasoline engines.

Diesel fuel has a higher heating value than gasoline engines.

Compression ratio of diesel engines is relatively higher.

Diesel fuel causes depletion of the ozone layer.

The spark in gasoline engines during the combustion process is not very hot.

The term used to mean a farm machine consisting of rotating knives or tines that pulverizes the soil.

rotary tillers
rotor

crankshaft

pulley

An economic law which describes the relationship of Demand-Supply-Price

Engel’s Law of Consumption

Law of Diminishing Utility

Law of Supply and Demand

Says Law

Determine the equivalent length of strip to cover 1 hectare of land while planting corn using a 5-60 cm.
Grain drill.

3,333 m

3,500 m

10,000 m

2,400 m

What is the ratio of output over input?

planning

efficiency

effectiveness

organizing

Three thousand Joules per second is equivalent to

3,000 N-m
3,000 Pascal

3 kW

3 Joules per hour

Why can not the Philippine agriculture be fully mechanized?

Most Filipino laborers are in Saudi Arabia

There are enough draft animals available

Filipino farmers have small land holdings

Filipino farmers have poor investing capacity

A man whose average length of step is 0.70m walks beside a tractor that is plowing, maintaining the
same speed as the tractor. If he made 100 steps in 36 seconds, what is the drawbar power developed by
the tractor, in kW, if the pull averages 20 kN?

38.9

14

20

The value of goods and services expressed in monetary equivalent.

Quality

Price

Utility

Product cost
Choose the inappropriate statement:

Mechanization can increase yields through improved land preparation, seeding and fertilizing
techniques, irrigation, pest control and post harvest operations.

Mechanization that considers the social, cultural, technological and economic conditions of the farmers
can increase labor efficiency and productivity

Mechanization that considers the social, cultural, technological and economic conditions of the farmers
can displace labor in the farm

Mechanization can increase productivity of land and labor through increased cropping intensity and
multiple cropping.