Kristen Lu purchased a used automobile for $29,000 at the beginning of last year
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Kristen Lu purchased a used automobile for $29,000 at the beginning of last year and incurred the following operating costs:
The variable operating cost consists of gasoline, oil, tires, maintenance, and repairs. Kristen estimates that, at her current rate of usage, the car will have zero resale value in five years, so the annual straight-line depreciation is $5,800. The car is kept in a garage for a monthly fee.
Required:
1. Kristen drove the car 28,000 miles last year. Compute the average cost per mile of owning and operating the car. (Round your answers to 2 decimal places.)
2. Kristen is unsure about whether she should use her own car or rent a car to go on an extended cross-country trip for two weeks during spring break. What costs above are relevant in this decision? Assume that there is no decrease in the resale value of the car due to its use. (You may select more than one answer. Single click the box with the question mark to produce a check mark for a correct answer and double click the box with the question mark to empty the box for a wrong answer. Any boxes left with a question mark will be automatically graded as incorrect.)
Variable operating costsunanswered
Depreciationunanswered
Automobile taxunanswered
License costsunanswered
Insurance costs
Depreciation ($29,000 ÷ 5 years) $ 5,800 Insurance $ 3,000 Garage rent $ 1,600 Automobile tax and license $ 800 Variable operating cost $ 0.10 per mileExplanation / Answer
1 Average fixed cost per mile 0.4 =(5800+3000+1600+800)/28000 Variable operating cost per mile 0.1 Average cost per mile 0.5 2 Variable operating cost is only relevant
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