Distribution
Below are some statistics on modes of transportation.
Air
Boeing 747
Seats 409 passengers
Consumes 3,378 gallons of fuel per hour
Average cost of fuel is $2.524 / cents per gallon
Average air speed is 450 miles / hour
Average passenger weights 185 pounds
Average bag weights 21 pounds
Each passenger has an average of 2 bags
Rail
(3) SD-40-2 Locomotives
Consume 8,529 gallons of fuel per 570 miles
Pulling a 100 car coal train
Each car is carrying 100 tons of coal
Average cost of diesel fuel is $3.157 cents / gallon
Averages 22 miles / hour
Truck
Peterbilt 387 with a Caterpillar C15 engine
Consumes 6.6 miles per gallon
Pulling a 79,000 pound trailer
Average cost of diesel fuel is $3.157 cents / gallon
Averages 45 miles / hour
For each mode of transportation
1. Calculate the cost to haul 1 pound from Seattle to New York – approximately 2404
miles
2. Calculate the time to haul 1 pound from Settle to New York
3. Calculate the cost to haul:
a. 409 people and their luggage from Seattle to New York
b. One truck trailer from Seattle to New York
c. One Coal train from Seattle to New York
Are the cost you have calculated accurate? Why or why not?
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