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A company has a line haul cost between Point A and Point B of $5 per mile. The distance between the two points is 750 miles. What is the cost per hundredweight (cwt) for a shipment weighing 45.000 pounds?
Suggested Answer: C
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39 comments · newest first
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William
10 months ago
Wait, are we sure about those calculations? Seems off!
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Jospeh
11 months ago
Nope, it’s definitely $8.33.
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Cory
11 months ago
I think it’s actually $9.00, right?
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Jospeh
11 months ago
That means $8.33 per cwt for 45,000 lbs.
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Joanna
11 months ago
The total cost is $3,750 for 750 miles at $5/mile.
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Richelle
12 months ago
If I remember correctly, 45,000 pounds is 450 cwt, so I should be able to find the total cost and then divide it by that.
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Allene
12 months ago
I feel like I might be overthinking this. The cost per mile is straightforward, but I can't recall how to handle the weight conversion accurately.
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Merilyn
12 months ago
This seems similar to a practice question we did on transportation costs. I think I need to divide the total cost by the weight in cwt.
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Charlette
1 year ago
I remember calculating total costs based on distance and weight, but I'm not sure how to convert everything to hundredweights.
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Maybelle
1 year ago
Alright, let's do this. I've got the line haul cost per mile and the distance, so I can calculate the total cost. Then it's just a matter of converting the weight and dividing. Should be a piece of cake.
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Lasandra
1 year ago
This looks pretty straightforward. I'm confident I can solve this by calculating the total line haul cost and then dividing by the weight in cwt.
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Sharee
1 year ago
Hmm, I'm a bit confused on the conversion from pounds to cwt. I'll need to double-check that part, but the rest seems straightforward enough.
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Lashon
1 year ago
Okay, let's think this through step-by-step. We have the line haul cost per mile and the total distance, so we can calculate the total line haul cost. Then we need to convert the shipment weight from pounds to hundredweight (cwt) and divide the total cost by the weight in cwt.
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Ashley
1 year ago
This seems like a tricky question. I'll need to carefully review the options and think through the steps to resolve the locked vSAN disk groups.
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Johanna
1 year ago
I'm a bit confused on this one. I'll need to review the material again before I can confidently answer.
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Lynelle
1 year ago
Wait, is this asking about when someone intentionally buys something and then steals it? I'm leaning towards 'C' but not 100% sure.
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Stephane
1 year ago
Wait, wait, wait... did they really just ask us to calculate the cost per cwt for a shipment? I thought this was a test on my ability to juggle while standing on one leg and reciting the periodic table backwards. *chuckles* Clearly, I need to start paying more attention during the logistics lessons.
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Louvenia
1 year ago
D) $9.00
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Phil
1 year ago
C) $8.33
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Quentin
1 year ago
A) $012
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Tennie
1 year ago
Hmm, let me see... *scratches head* Okay, I got it! If the line haul cost is $5 per mile and the distance is 750 miles, that's a total of $3,750. Now, to get the cost per cwt, we divide that by the weight in hundredweights, which is 450 cwt. That gives us $8.33 per cwt. It's like magic, but with numbers!
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Amie
1 year ago
A: Got it! Math can be fun sometimes.
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Muriel
1 year ago
B: Yeah, that's correct. It's calculated by dividing the total cost by the weight in hundredweights.
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Julian
1 year ago
A: So, the cost per cwt is $8.33, right?
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Erasmo
1 year ago
This is easy peasy! Just divide the total line haul cost by the weight in hundredweights. $3,750 divided by 450 cwt is $8.33 per cwt. Now, where's the nearest coffee machine? I need a caffeine boost after all this math.
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Marya
1 year ago
Let's go find that coffee machine now!
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Telma
1 year ago
That's correct! You just divide the total cost by the weight in hundredweights.
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Merissa
1 year ago
I think the answer is C) $8.33.
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Ronnie
1 year ago
I'm not sure, but I think I'll go with C) $8.33 too. It seems to make sense.
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Chery
1 year ago
I agree with Ellen, because the cost per hundredweight is calculated by dividing the total cost by the weight in hundredweight.
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Linn
1 year ago
Okay, let's think this through. If it's $5 per mile and the distance is 750 miles, that's $3,750 for the line haul cost. Now, to get the cost per hundredweight, we need to divide that by the weight in hundredweights. 45,000 pounds is 450 hundredweight, so the cost per cwt is... *furiously scribbles on paper* Aha! $8.33. That's gotta be the answer.
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Telma
1 year ago
User 2: Right, and with the weight of 45,000 pounds, that's $8.33 per cwt.
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Felix
1 year ago
User 1: So the line haul cost is $3,750 for the 750 miles.
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Kimi
2 years ago
Hmm, looks like we need to do some calculations here. $5 per mile, 750 miles, and 45,000 pounds. Let's see, that's a lot of math to do in my head.
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Elenore
1 year ago
Yeah, I agree. The cost per hundredweight would be $8.33.
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Salley
1 year ago
I think it's C) $8.33
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Vilma
1 year ago
C) $8.33
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Tien
1 year ago
A) $012
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Ellen
2 years ago
I think the answer is C) $8.33.