A particular project has 650000 cubic yards of material


A particular project has 650,000 cubic yards of material weighing 2600 lb/cy. your company has given you up to 10 - 657G tandem powered auger loaded scrapers to use to move the material. the 657g scrapers cost 160/ea per hour to operate and maintain. the haul road to the fill site is 1500 ft and has a total resistance of 8%. the return trip ia 2500 ft with a total resistance of 10% and includes a 2 minute flagman stop. the estimated jon efficiency is 48 min/hr. your compaction and support equipment cost $420/hr and is capable of maintaing your haul road and spreading and compacting as much material as 10 scrapers can haul. your estimators bid $1.88/cy to move material or $1222000. it will cost $15000 to move the support equip to and from the job. develop the best equipment plan for the operation and determine how much the company will gain or lose moving 650000 cubic yards.

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