5) The First cost of a passenger bus is P800,000. Its estimated life is 4 years with no salvage value. The operating cost per year of 300 days of operation are as follows: Tires, P24,000; gasoline, 60 liters per day at P15 per liter: Oil, P80 per day: maintenance and repair, P40,000; labor P800 per day: miscellaneous expense, P18,000; depreciation, sinking fund at 10%. If the average passenger fare is P3.50 for each passenger one way and expected profit or return is 15% determine the minimum average number of passengers that should be transported each day. Use the a) AW method and b) Future worth method.

5) The First cost of a passenger bus is P800,000. Its estimated life is 4 years with no salvage value. The operating cost per year of 300 days of operation are as follows: Tires, P24,000; gasoline, 60 liters per day at P15 per liter: Oil, P80 per day: maintenance and repair, P40,000; labor P800 per day: miscellaneous expense, P18,000; depreciation, sinking fund at 10%. If the average passenger fare is P3.50 for each passenger one way and expected profit or return is 15% determine the minimum average number of passengers that should be transported each day. Use the a) AW method and b) Future worth method.

Managerial Economics: Applications, Strategies and Tactics (MindTap Course List)

14th Edition

ISBN:9781305506381

Author:James R. McGuigan, R. Charles Moyer, Frederick H.deB. Harris

Publisher:James R. McGuigan, R. Charles Moyer, Frederick H.deB. Harris

Chapter17: Long-term Investment Analysis

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