An independent over-the-road (OTR) truck driverowner paid $98,000 for a used tractor-trailer. The salvage value of the

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An independent over-the-road (OTR) truck driverowner paid $98,000 for a used tractor-trailer. The salvage value of the rig after five more years of use is expected to be $66,000. The operating cost is

$0.60 per mile and the base mileage rate (revenue)

is $0.71 per mile.

a. How many miles per year must the owner drive just to break even at an interest rate of 10% per year?

b. If the owner drives 550 miles per day, howmany days per year will be required for breakeven?

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Basics Of Engineering Economy

ISBN: 9780073376356

2nd Edition

Authors: Leland T. Blank, Anthony Tarquin

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