Question: show all your calculations to get full marks. Marks are allocated to information that is shown in your book not the answer. Round your answers

show all your calculations to get full marks. Marks are allocated to information that is shown in your
book not the answer. Round your answers to two decimal place i.e.12.89177623 to 12.89.
The item taken from the Bill of Quantities have the following information:
Double wall made of inner wall (concrete blocks) and outside wall ( concrete bricks)
The double wall is 60m long and 12m high.
The inner wall uses 12.5 concrete blocks per square meter (Allow a wastage of 10%)
The outer wall uses 55 concrete bricks per square meter (Allow a wastage of 5%)
The cost of concrete bricks is R2000.00 per 1000 bricks
The cost of concrete blocks is R9500.00 per 1000 blocks
Mortar (cement, sand and water mix) is estimated at R35.00 per square meter
There are eight workers on site (4 bricklayers @ R 168.75/day and 4 laborers @
R105.00/day)
The cost plastering and painting the inner wall (exposed side) is R48.78m2
The production rate is estimated at 45m2 per day
The construction company work 9 hours in a day
There is a concrete mixer on site which cost R 105.00 per hour.
The total overheads of the project is estimated at R 5000.00 per day with this item at 10%
The profit is estimated at 20%
You are required to calculate the following:
1.1.1 The material costs in Rm2
1.1.2 The total cost for plastering and painting the inner wall (exposed surface)
1.1.3 The Labour costs in in Rm2
1.1.4 The plant costs.
1.1.5 The overheads costs in Rm2
1.1.6 The Net rate in Rm2
1.1.7 The Gross Rate in Rm2
1.1.8 The total cost of the item.
show all your calculations to get full marks.

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