You have an urgent shipment of car engine parts from Montreal to Libreville, Gabon. The shipment consists of $5$ small crates with a chargeable weight of $828kg.$ You have already identified two possible alternatives.

Alternative $1$

Montreal $-$ New York $-$ Libreville $($Direct freighter, Air

Gabon via JFK$)$

Freight rates:

Montreal $-$ JFK: express truck, CAD $$\frac{14\mathrm{.}50}{100}lb.$ JFK $-$ LBV: $+500$

kg $-$ US $$10\mathrm{.}08$

Alternative $2$

Montreal $-$ Paris $-$ Libreville

$($Own consolidation to Paris, then your French agent's consolidation to Libreville$)$

Freight rates:

YUL $-CDG$: $+300kg-$ CAD $$3\mathrm{.}26CDG-LBV$: $+500kg-$

EUR $6\mathrm{.}83$

Exchange rate: US $$1\mathrm{.}00=$ CAD $$1\mathrm{.}02$

EUR $1=$ CAD $$1\mathrm{.}39$

a$)$ Calculate the freight charges for alternative $1.$