Question: Using the costing data provided to calculate a single journey one-way price of freight transport to collect a full trailer load of sinks from Purfleet

Using the costing data provided to calculate a single journey one-way price of freight transport to collect a full trailer load of sinks from Purfleet docks to Coventry, which is a journey of 144 miles, using the costs given for renting an artic tractor unit and a semitrailer. Ensure your price includes a mark-up of 10%.

Using the costing data provided to calculate a single journey one-way price

of freight transport to collect a full trailer load of sinks from

Costing data for vehicle fleet & staff 430 155 395 99 Rental Price per Artic per 5 day week Price per Trailer per 5 day week Contract Hire Price per Artic per 5 day week for 1 year contract Price per Trailer per 5 day week for 1 year contract Driver Agency costs One driver per 8 hour day (over time after 40 hours at time and a half) Leasing Price per Artic per 5 day week for 6 year operating lease Price per Trailer per 5 day week for 6 year operating lease Purchase 160 297 75 Depreciated to zero over 6 years New Volvo FH16 425 bhp 6x2 Artic tractor unit 135,000 New Freuhauf curtainsider trailer 55,000 You pay your drivers 24,000 per year fixed salary for an eight hour minimum day. Fuel currently costs 6.80 a gallon (1.50 per litre) and the new Volvo FH16 425 bhp 6x2 Tractor unit has an average fuel economy of 8 miles per gallon. Other annual costs in the transport office include: Management costs: 34,250 p/yr for a Supervisor Overhead costs: 750 p/yr telephones & telematic technologies Assume there are 250 working days a year and a single day working shift is 12 hours

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