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Anonymous A
on May 23, 2020
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Hi i don't understand why we have to multiply 10 not 20 for 'number of miles per trip' in below equation. 

In exhibit 1, average miles per route is 20 right?

  • Cost per trip = (Depreciation per mile + fuel per mile) * number of miles per trip + insurance cost per trip + labour cost
  • Cost per trip = (420k / 300k + 0.5) * 10 + 10,500 / 350 / 10 + 20 * 1 = £61
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Ian
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on May 23, 2020
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Hi there,

I'm a bit confused by your question. It looks like you do multiply by 10 (see image below).

Anonymous
on May 23, 2020
Oops my bad. I have change the numbers in my question.
on Jul 08, 2020
Hi there! I'd also like to know why we multiply by 10 and not by 20? The average miles per trip is 20 right?
Clara
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on May 25, 2020
McKinsey | Awarded professor at Master in Management @ IE | MBA at MIT |+180 students coached | Integrated FIT Guide aut

Hey there!

Since this is an expert cse, I would recommend you to ping directly the author. He is on PrepL!

Hope it helps!

Cheers, 

Clara

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