Bridget Youhzi works for a large firm. Her alma mater hasasked her to make a presentation to the upcomingaccounting honor society's annual scholarship dinner. Herfirm supports the presentation because it hopes to recruitmore excellent employees like Bridget. The university is 196miles from her office. In order to get to the dinner by 5:00p.m., she will need to leave work at 1:00 p.m. She can driveher personal car and be reimbursed $0.50 per mile. Thedinner ends at 9:00 p.m. Company policy allows her to spendthe night if the return trip is four hours or more. There is astudent-run inn and conference center across the street fromcampus that charges $101 per night.Instead of driving, she could catch a 3:00 p.m. flight that hasa round-trip fare of $300. Flying would require her to rent acar for $39 per day and pay an airport parking fee of $25 forthe day. The company pays a per diem of $35 for incidentalsif the employee spends at least six hours out of town. (Theper diem would be for one 24-hour period for either flying ordriving.) As a manager, Bridget is responsible for recruitingwithin a budget and wants to determine which is moreeconomical.What is the relevant cost of driving?

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student-run inn and conference center across the street from campus that charges $101 per night. Instead of driving, she could catch a 3:00 p.m. flight that has a round-trip fare of $300. Flying would require her to rent a car for $39 per day and pay an airport parking fee of $25 for the day. The company pays a per diem of $35 for incidentals if the employee spends at least six hours out of town. (The per diem would be for one 24-hour period for either flying or driving.) As a manager, Bridget is responsible for recruiting within a budget and wants to determine which is more economical. What is the relevant cost of driving?

student-run inn and conference center across the street from campus that charges $101 per night. Instead of driving, she could catch a 3:00 p.m. flight that has a round-trip fare of $300. Flying would require her to rent a car for $39 per day and pay an airport parking fee of $25 for the day. The company pays a per diem of $35 for incidentals if the employee spends at least six hours out of town. (The per diem would be for one 24-hour period for either flying or driving.) As a manager, Bridget is responsible for recruiting within a budget and wants to determine which is more economical. What is the relevant cost of driving?

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