In one of the construction projects, a bulldozer is used for a weekly rent of $150, with a work rate of 10 hours per day, 50 minutes per hour, and 6 days per week. If you know that the dimensions of the bulldozer blade are 3 lengths and 1 m height, the slope of the pushed soil is (1:1), its speed when loaded is 45 m/min and when returning is 80 m/min, and the time for loading, unloading, and changing is 0.35 minutes, the transported soil is sandy, weighing 1650 kg/m³ by Bank volume and 1300 kg/m3 by loose volume, the transport distance is 300 m. If you know that using a tractor shovel costs $0.5 per m³, make a decision about choosing the economical equipment to use in the project.

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In one of the construction projects, a bulldozer is used for a weekly rent of $150,
with a work rate of 10 hours per day, 50 minutes per hour, and 6 days per week. If
you know that the dimensions of the bulldozer blade are 3 lengths and 1 m height,
the slope of the pushed soil is (1:1), its speed when loaded is 45 m/min and when
returning is 80 m/min, and the time for loading, unloading, and changing is 0.35
minutes, the transported soil is sandy, weighing 1650 kg/m³ by Bank volume and
1300 kg/m3 by loose volume, the transport distance is 300 m.
If you know that using a tractor shovel costs $0.5 per m³, make a decision about
choosing the economical equipment to use in the project.
Transcribed Image Text:In one of the construction projects, a bulldozer is used for a weekly rent of $150, with a work rate of 10 hours per day, 50 minutes per hour, and 6 days per week. If you know that the dimensions of the bulldozer blade are 3 lengths and 1 m height, the slope of the pushed soil is (1:1), its speed when loaded is 45 m/min and when returning is 80 m/min, and the time for loading, unloading, and changing is 0.35 minutes, the transported soil is sandy, weighing 1650 kg/m³ by Bank volume and 1300 kg/m3 by loose volume, the transport distance is 300 m. If you know that using a tractor shovel costs $0.5 per m³, make a decision about choosing the economical equipment to use in the project.
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