Waec Model Questions Vol1 2018 Commerce Question 47
Practice objective / multiple choice question 47 from the 2018 Waec Model Questions Vol1 Commerce examination.
A retailer must move 12 tonnes of goods 180 km from a warehouse to a market. Two transport options are available:\n\n1. **Truck** - Fixed cost per trip ₦120,000 plus a variable cost of ₦20 per km. Each truck can carry at most 6 tonnes per trip. If a truck carries less than 4 tonnes, a surcharge of ₦25,000 is added to that trip.\n\n2. **Railway** - Charge of ₦8 per tonne‑km plus a single loading fee of ₦15,000 per shipment (regardless of weight).\n\nThe retailer may use any combination of truck trips and/or a single railway shipment. Determine the combination that yields the minimum total transport cost and state that minimum cost (in Naira).
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This is Waec Model Questions Vol1 2018 Commerce Question 47. It is one of the objective questions from the 2018 Waec Model Questions Vol1 Commerce examination.
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