Question: Use the following information for this assignment: Shipment one: The origin point of this shipment is: College Tools Co., Buffalo NY 14225 The destination point

Use the following information for this assignment:

Shipment one:

The origin point of this shipment is:

College Tools Co., Buffalo NY 14225

The destination point of this shipment is:

Sullys Hobby Shop, Wichita KS 67216

Shipment two:

The origin point of this shipment is:

College Tools Co., Buffalo NY 14225

The destination point of this shipment is:

Dennis Hardware Store, Oakland CA 94621

The product is a Woodworking Accessory Kit packaged in a cardboard carton

Each carton contains ONE KIT

Each carton measures (L)11 x (W)11 x (H)12

The carton weighs 30 pounds

The value of each kit is $50.00

The Pickup/Ship Date is: 3/31/21

You are shipping on a weekday and do NOT want Saturday delivery

You are NOT shipping to a residential address

2. You will now be asked to calculate the charges for a LESS-THAN TRUCKLOAD CARRIER (LTL) shipment. Read all of this section before you begin so that you can avoid going in and out of the web site numerous times.

Use the information provided above and below and the appropriate websites to answer the following questions:

For EACH shipment you will ship TWO PALLETS.

The weight of an empty pallet is 50 pounds and must be included in the total shipping weight.

The height of an empty pallet is 6 and must be included when calculating cubic feet.

Each pallet contains: 16 cartons per tier and is piled 5 tiers high. (For this example, assume the pallet measurements are perfect for this piling configuration.)

Begin by answering the following:

What is the total weight of each SHIPMENT? (Ques #16)

What are the total cubic feet of each SHIPMENT? (Ques #17)

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