A laundromat hired a delivery service to move its machines to a new location. The mass of all its inventory 33920 kg. The load and rental cost of a lorry from the delivery service are seen in the table.
Delivery service package |
|
Load to be carried per lorry |
Mass not over 4000 kg |
Rental cost of 1 lorry with driver |
$60 per hour or part thereof |
The laundromat hired the delivery service from 5 p.m. to 6.30 p.m. Find the total amount that was paid for the delivery service.
Number of sets of 4000 kg
= 33920 ÷ 4000
= 8.48
Number of lorries needed to transport 33920 kg of inventory
= 8 + 1
= 9
From 5 p.m. to 6.30 p.m.: 1 h 30 min
Duration that each lorry would be rented for
= 1 + 1
= 2 h
Rental cost of 1 lorry with driver for 2 h
= 2 x 60
= $120
Rental cost of 9 lorries with drivers for 2 h
= 9 x 120
= $1080
Answer(s): $1080