Question

Illustration 9.3. A transport company maintains a fleet of lorries for carrying goods from
Delhi to Panipat, 100 Kms off. Each lorry, which operates 25 days on an average in a month,
starts every day from Delhi with a load of 4 tonnes and returns from Panipat with a load of 2
tonnes. Calculate the total commercial tonne-kms and cost per commercial tonne-km when the
total monthly charges for a lorry are *27,000. What rate per tonne should the company charge if
it plans to earn a gross profit of 20% on the freightage ?
Solution​

Answer 1

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Answer 2

Total commercial tonne-kms = 5000 * 3 = 15000

Cost per commercial tonne-km = Rs 1.80

Rate per tonne = Rs. 2.25

Given: Distance travelled from Delhi to Panipat = 100kms

Number of days = 25

Starts with a load of = 4 tonnes

Returns with a load of = 2 tonnes

Total monthly charges for lorry = Rs 27,000

To find: Total commercial tonne-kms, cost per commercial tonne-km, Rate per tonne

Solution: The formula for total commercial tonne-kms:

Total commercial tonne-kms = Total distance travelled * Average load

Total distance travelled = (Distance travelled from Delhi to Panipat)*2 * Number of days

Total distance travelled = 100*2*25 = 5000

Average load = (4 tonnes+2 tonnes)/2 $\frac{4+2}{2}$ = 3 tonnes

Putting the above values in the formula:

Total commercial tonne-kms = 5000 * 3 = 15000

Cost per commercial tonne-km = Total monthly charges for lorry / Total commercial tonne-kms

Cost per commercial tonne-km = $\frac{27000}{15000}$ = Rs 1.80

Rate per tonne = Rs 2.25

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