Table 24. Daily Operating Costs of Hopper-Elevating Truck under Assumed Conditions 



To test the probable cost position of the hopper-elevating method where 

 it is used for both bagged and bulk deliveries, it is assumed that in actual 

 practice it is possible to mount the mechanism on a truck chassis inter- 

 mediate in price between the regular bagged and bulk trucks. Implicit are 

 the same conditions with respect to territory route mileage (80 per day), 

 number of routes (2 per day), and complexity of routes (3 stops and 

 settings each). Calculated delivery costs per ton for bagged, bulk, and the 

 alternative method, where quantity is the primary variable, are presented in 

 Table 25. 



In Table 25 the alternative method shows up as intermediate in cost 

 per ton between regular bagged and bulk methods through the 10-ton level. 

 At that point it is equal to bagged delivery costs, but cheaper than the 

 regular bulk method. At the 14-ton level, it appears to be characterized 

 by the lov/est per ton costs. 



Route Income 



Some feed companies appraise the efficiency of grain delivery routes 

 by comparing the "net income" from the various routes. "Net income" is 

 the difference between gross income from delivery charges and calculated 

 costs. Gross income is calculated by: (a) multiplying the number of units 



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