1. Use the following information to answer the questions below. ( 50 pts) Population of the Community =50,000 Waste Generation Rate =4lb/ person /d Capacity of Rear Manually Loaded Waste Collection Trucks =20yd3 Specific Weight of Waste in Waste Collection Trucks =525lb/yd3 Time Required to Load Waste Collection Trucks =2.4hr/ trip Current Number of Collection Trips Made/Truck/day =2 Number of Waste Collection Trucks Owned by the City =12 Operating Costs for Waste Collection Trucks =$35/hr Transfer Station Type - Direct Load w/Compactor Producing 26T bales Operating Costs for Tractor-Semitrailer for Bale Haul =$50/hr Capital cost of Transfer Station and Necessary Trailers + Trucks =$4.5106 Single Transfer Truck + Trailer can haul two bales =2 bales 26T/bale=52T/ trip Waste picked up 6d/wk; Transfer Station would be Operated 6d/wk Discount Rate =5% Return Period for Capital Investments =15 years Fixed Cost of Transfer Station = Annualized Cost/Yearly Waste Generation Rate and has Units of \$/T 1. Show the Plot of Cost for Truck Transport versus the Cost for a Transfer Station and transfer of baled waste to a landfill. 2. Indicate the Break Even Point. 3. Identify the Round Trip Travel Distance to a Landfill beyond which a Transfer Station becomes Cost Effective. 1. Use the following information to answer the questions below. ( 50 pts) Population of the Community =50,000 Waste Generation Rate =4lb/ person /d Capacity of Rear Manually Loaded Waste Collection Trucks =20yd3 Specific Weight of Waste in Waste Collection Trucks =525lb/yd3 Time Required to Load Waste Collection Trucks =2.4hr/ trip Current Number of Collection Trips Made/Truck/day =2 Number of Waste Collection Trucks Owned by the City =12 Operating Costs for Waste Collection Trucks =$35/hr Transfer Station Type - Direct Load w/Compactor Producing 26T bales Operating Costs for Tractor-Semitrailer for Bale Haul =$50/hr Capital cost of Transfer Station and Necessary Trailers + Trucks =$4.5106 Single Transfer Truck + Trailer can haul two bales =2 bales 26T/bale=52T/ trip Waste picked up 6d/wk; Transfer Station would be Operated 6d/wk Discount Rate =5% Return Period for Capital Investments =15 years Fixed Cost of Transfer Station = Annualized Cost/Yearly Waste Generation Rate and has Units of \$/T 1. Show the Plot of Cost for Truck Transport versus the Cost for a Transfer Station and transfer of baled waste to a landfill. 2. Indicate the Break Even Point. 3. Identify the Round Trip Travel Distance to a Landfill beyond which a Transfer Station becomes Cost Effective