Kristen Lu purchased a used automobile for $$16,250$ at the beginning of last year and incurred the following operating costs:

Depreciation $($$$16,250-$: $5$ years$)$ $ $3,250$

Insurance $ $1,700$

Garage rent for parking $ $900$

Automobile registration $ $450$

Gasoline, oil, tires, and repairs $ $0\mathrm{.}09$ per km

Kristen estimates that, at her current rate of usage, the car will have zero resale value in five years, so the annual straight$-$line depreciation is $$3,250.$ The car is kept in a garage for a monthly fee.

Required:

Kristen drove the car $21,000$ kilometres last year. Compute the average cost per kilometre of owning and operating the car.

Note: Round your answer to $2$ decimal places.

Kristen is unsure about whether she should use her own car or rent a car to go on an extended cross$-$country trip for two weeks during spring break. Which of the following costs this relevant in this decision?

multiple choice

Variable operating costs

Depreciation

Automobile tax

License costs

Insurance costs

This part of the question is not part of your Connect assignment.