A certain masonry dam requires 200,000 m³ of gravel for its construction. The contractor found two possible sources for the gravel with the following data: Source A Source B Average distance, gravel pit to dam site 3 km 1.2 km Gravel cost/m³ at pit ➖➖➖➖➖ P10 Purchase price of pit P800,000 Road construction necessary P450,000 Overburden to be removed at P4.20/m³ 90,000m³ ➖➖➖➖➖➖ Hauling cost/m³/km P4 P4 What is the Total Cost of Source A

A certain masonry dam requires 200,000 m³ of gravel for its construction. The contractor found two possible sources for the gravel with the following data: Source A Source B Average distance, gravel pit to dam site 3 km 1.2 km Gravel cost/m³ at pit ➖➖➖➖➖ P10 Purchase price of pit P800,000 Road construction necessary P450,000 Overburden to be removed at P4.20/m³ 90,000m³ ➖➖➖➖➖➖ Hauling cost/m³/km P4 P4 What is the Total Cost of Source A

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

Section: Chapter Questions

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