Question: Create spreadsheets and use Solver to determine the correct miles for each truck to travel to minimize cost for the following problem. Your company has

Create spreadsheets and use Solver to determine the correct miles for each truck to travel to minimize cost for the following problem. Your company has two trucks that it wishes to use on a specific contract. One is a new truck the company is making payments on, and one is an old truck that is fully paid for. The new truck's costs per mile are as follows: 54 (fuel/additives), 24 (truck payments), 36 (driver), 12 (repairs), and 1 (misc.). The old truck's costs are 60 (fuel/additives), 0 (truck payments), 32 (rookie driver), 24 (repairs), and 1 (misc.). The company knows that truck breakdowns lose customers, so it has capped estimated repair costs at $14,000. The total distance involved is 90,000 miles (to be divided between the two trucks). New Truck Old Truck Total Cost $114,300.00 $105,300.00 $219,600.00 Miles 90,000 90,000 180,000 Cost per mile $1.27 $1.17 Operating Costs New Truck Constraints Fuel/Additives $0.54 Repair Cap $14,000.00 $14,000.00 Truck Payments $0.24 Total Miles 90,000 90,000 Driver $0.36 Repairs $0.12 Miscellaneous $0.01 Total Cost Per Mile $1.27 Operating Costs Old Truck Fuel/Additives $0.60 Truck Payments $- Driver $0.32 Repairs $0.24 Miscellaneous $0.01 Total Cost Per Mile $1.17

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