A company has a contract to build a sewer in a nearby province, it must dig a ditch 2m wide, 1m deep, and 2000m long. Laborers are available at P 120/day for an 8-hr day work and can dig at an average of 0.5 cu-m per hr. A ditchadigging machine maybe rented at a cost of P 1,500 a day for all the time it is in use or in transit. One day would be required for transporting the machine one way. Freight cost would total P 4,000. The machine operator would be paid P350/day including travel time for two days. If the machine is used, three laborers are needed. The ditch digging machine can excavate 1 cu-m in 6 min. All workers and machine rentals must be paid on full 8-hr a day basis. What would you recommend and by how much it must cost?

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A company has a contract to build a sewer in a nearby province, it must dig a ditch 2m wide, 1m deep,
and 2000m long. Laborers are available at P 120/day for an 8-hr day work and can dig at an average of
0.5 cu-m per hr. A ditchadigging machine maybe rented at a cost of P 1,500 a day for all the time it is in
use or in transit. One day would be required for transporting the machine one way. Freight cost would
total P 4,000. The machine operator would be paid P350/day including travel time for two days. If the
machine is used, three laborers are needed. The ditch digging machine can excavate 1 cu-m in 6 min. All
workers and machine rentals must be paid on full 8-hr a day basis. What would you recommend and by
how much it must cost?
Transcribed Image Text:A company has a contract to build a sewer in a nearby province, it must dig a ditch 2m wide, 1m deep, and 2000m long. Laborers are available at P 120/day for an 8-hr day work and can dig at an average of 0.5 cu-m per hr. A ditchadigging machine maybe rented at a cost of P 1,500 a day for all the time it is in use or in transit. One day would be required for transporting the machine one way. Freight cost would total P 4,000. The machine operator would be paid P350/day including travel time for two days. If the machine is used, three laborers are needed. The ditch digging machine can excavate 1 cu-m in 6 min. All workers and machine rentals must be paid on full 8-hr a day basis. What would you recommend and by how much it must cost?
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