A laundromat hired a delivery service to move its machines to a new location. The mass of all its inventory 36970 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 5000 kg |
Rental cost of 1 lorry with driver |
$70 per hour or part thereof |
The laundromat hired the delivery service from 1 p.m. to 3.30 p.m. Find the total amount that was paid for the delivery service.
Number of sets of 5000 kg
= 36970 ÷ 5000
= 7.394
Number of lorries needed to transport 36970 kg of inventory
= 7 + 1
= 8
From 1 p.m. to 3.30 p.m.: 2 h 30 min
Duration that each lorry would be rented for
= 2 + 1
= 3 h
Rental cost of 1 lorry with driver for 3 h
= 3 x 70
= $210
Rental cost of 8 lorries with drivers for 3 h
= 8 x 210
= $1680
Answer(s): $1680