Traffic And Highway Engineering
Traffic And Highway Engineering
5th Edition
ISBN: 9781133605157
Author: Garber, Nicholas J., Hoel, Lester A.
Publisher: Cengage Learning,
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Chapter 13, Problem 7P
To determine

(a)

Average unit cost for operating a standard vehicle on a level roadway.

Expert Solution
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Answer to Problem 7P

   25%_

Explanation of Solution

Calculation:

The average unit cost for operating a standard vehicle on a level roadway is as follows:

Let the depreciation cost per mile as 10%

Let the registration and insurance cost per mile as 8%

Let the maintenance cost per mile as 3%

Let the fuel cost per mile as 4%

The total cost required per mile by adding all the costs.

Total cost required per mile = 10% + 8% + 3% + 4%

Total cost required per mile = 25%.

Conclusion:

Therefore, the average cost required for operating a standard vehicle on a level roadway is  25% per mile.

To determine

(b)

Average unit cost for travel time for a truck.

Expert Solution
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Answer to Problem 7P

  30%per hour - mile of travel._

Explanation of Solution

Calculation:

The average unit cost for travel time for a truck.

Let the cost required per mile to operate the truck as 35%

For the total unit costs using the relation

  Totalunitcosts=(Cost required per mile to operate the vehicle + cost required permileto operate truck) 

Substituting the values, we get

  Totalunitcosts=(25% + 35%) Totalunitcosts=60% .

Substitute the value of totalunitcosts=60% in the following equation Travel time cost=Total unit cost ×Average speed.

Let the average speed be 50mph.

Substitute 60% per mile for the total unit cost, we have

  Travel time cost=Total unit cost ×Average speedTravel time cost=60%×50mphTravel time cost=60100×50mphTravel time cost=30%per hour - mile of travel.

Conclusion:

Therefore, the estimate average unit cost for travel time for a truck is 30%per hour - mile of travel.

To determine

(c)

Average unit cost for single-vehicle property damage.

Expert Solution
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Answer to Problem 7P

  $1059._

Explanation of Solution

Calculation:

The average unit cost for single-vehicle property damage.

  Average unit cost for single vehicle property damage =  Average property damage per crashNumber of crash

  Average property damage per crash=$1800

  The average number of vehicles involve in the crash=1.7

Substituting the values, we have

  Average unit cost for single vehicle property damage =  $18001.7Average unit cost for single vehicle property damage =  $1059.

Conclusion:

Therefore, the average unit cost forsingle-vehicle property damage is $1059.

To determine

(d)

Average unit cost for personal injury.

Expert Solution
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Answer to Problem 7P

  $400._

Explanation of Solution

Calculation:

The average unit cost for personal injury.

Let the cost for X-ray be equal to $225.

Let the cost for emergency to be equal to $175.

  Total cost for personal injury = Cost for X-ray + cost for emergency.Total cost for personal injury = $225 + $175.Total cost for personal injury = $400.

Conclusion:

Therefore, the average unit cost for personal injury is $400.

To determine

(e)

The average unit cost for fatality.

Expert Solution
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Answer to Problem 7P

  $100,000 to $4.5 million._

Explanation of Solution

Calculation:

The average unit cost for fatality.

It varies from $100,000 to $4.5 million.

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