Calculate the cost per cu.m. to excavate trench if the volume to be excavated is 25 cu.m., using a 0.25 m3 bucket excavator Php 3,500.00 per hour including equipment operator and consumables. The output for a 0.25 m3 bucket excavator is 5 m3 per hour. One (1) spotter is also needed on site to guide the equipment with a labor rate of Php 101.50 per hour. Consider a 20% Contractor's Profit and 10% overhead cost for this activity.

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Calculate the cost per cu.m. to excavate trench if the volume to be excavated is 25 cu.m., using a 0.25 m3 bucket excavator Php 3,500.00 per hour including equipment operator and consumables. The output for a 0.25 m3 bucket excavator is 5 m3 per hour.  One (1) spotter is also needed on site to guide the equipment with a labor rate of Php 101.50 per hour.  Consider a 20% Contractor's Profit and 10% overhead cost for this activity.

a. Php 936.30 / cu.m.
b. Php 1,872.78/ cu.m.
c. Php 3,662.40 / cu.m.
d. Php 4,576.39 / cu.m.
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