Questionmotorists have a choice between a petrol fuelled

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Motorists have a choice between a petrol fuelled vehicle and a diesel equivalent which have different fixed and variable costs. Turbo diesel engined cars are more expensive to buy but have lower fuel consumption.

From the information below and stating any additional assumptions you have made and showing details of your calculations, calculate/graph the following for both petrol and diesel powered cars.
1) Total fixed costs for a year.
2) Variable cost per 100 km.
3) Marginal cost per km.
4) Calculate and graph the average total cost for the range 5,000 to 30,000 km per year at intervals of 2,500 km.
5) The marginal cost of giving a lift to a friend on a 100km journey you would be making anyway.
6) The cost of making a special journey of 60 km which you would not otherwise have made.
7) Calculate what would be the minimum annual vehicle use in km/year that would justify the choice of a diesel engine car over the petrol version? Does this correspond to your answer to 4) above?

Information for Diesel fuelled vehicle
Average fuel consumption: 20km/litre (diesel)
Price per litre diesel: £1.45
Vehicle excise duty: £100/year
Insurance: £600/year
Depreciation: £1200/year
Other consumables: £20/1000km

Information for Petrol fuelled vehicle
Average fuel consumption: 15km/litre (petrol)
Price per litre petrol: £1.40
Vehicle excise duty: £120/year
Insurance: £500/year
Depreciation: £1000/year
Other consumables: £25/1000km

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