Unit Review Project - Car Comparison

For this project, I want you to compare the following 3 automobiles. You will be looking at the initial cost, rebates and the cost of gasoline or electricity to do your daily driving. Then you will create an equation for each purchase price plus the yearly fuel costs. Clearly identify what your variables represented in your equations. Be specific about units!

Please be neat and clear with your replies, and thoroughly answer each part of the project

You may submit your project in any of the following ways -- whatever is easiest for you. Multiple file submissions and types are OK

• Project Printout with necessary calculations
• Handwritten pages with the initial information for the project and then clearly identified calculations for each part.
• A Word document with the calculations and explanations typed up

Unit Review Project - Car Comparison

Name: _____________________________________

You are looking to purchase a new car. Compare the cars listed below with the following information about your yearly driving habits. Each part is worth 6 points.

Yearly mileage driven 15,000 miles with 50% city driving and 50% highway driving

Cost of Gas $ 3.50/gallon

	1st Car	2nd Car	3rd Car
Car Type	2020 Hondo Civic	2020 Ford Fusion Hybrid	2020 Nissan Leaf Electric
Initial Cost	$ 20,800	$ 24,800	$ 31,600
Initial Tax Credit (deduct from initial Cost)	$ 0	$ 2,000	$ 7,500
City Mileage	25 miles/gal	32 miles/gal	63 miles/ $2.85 of electricity
Highway mileage	36 miles/gal	43 miles/gal	63 miles/ $2.85 of electricity

a) Determine how much it will cost for Gas per year for the Honda Civic. (5 points)

b) Determine how much it will cost for Gas per year for the Ford Fusion. (5 points)

c) Determine how much it will cost for Electricity per year for the Nissan Leaf. (5 points)

d)Write a formula for each car to determine total cost and

C being the total cost of purchase price, cost per year for gas or electricity, and

t being the number of years you own the car.(15 points)

Part e) Which car would you purchase and why? Please use complete sentences for explanation. (10 points)