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Production and Capital Cost Estimation 79

Finally, the total capital cost for the project equals the sum of the fixed capi-
tal cost and working capital.

= 478,700 + 0.20 (478,700) = $574,400
C T

NOMENCLATURE
b capacity exponent for operating labor estimation

C cost
C A actual equipment cost
CAI actual equipment cost, installed
base equipment cost
C B
CBI base equipment cost, installed

C D depreciable capital cost
C F fixed capital cost
CM production or manufacturing cost
Cs delivered equipment cost

C P purchased or FOB cost
purchased equipment cost based on actual process conditions
Cp A
Cp B purchased equipment cost based on base process conditions
(ordinary pressures, temperatures, and materials)
total capital cost
C T
working capital
C w
f AB auxiliary-facilities factor + buildings factor (fraction of base cost)
fcp contingency and contractor's fee factor (fraction of actual or base cost)

fo design factor (fraction of base equipment cost)
foe direct-cost factor (fraction actual or base cost)
fie indirect-cost factor (fraction of actual or base cost)
fi installation factor
site development factor (fraction of depreciable capital cost)
f L

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