Question 3Imagine a mining company, Deep Earth Extraction, operates a transportation systemto move ore from its remote mine to a processing facility. The transport vehicle has acapacity of 220 tons of ore, and each trip costs the company R70,000 regardless ofthe amount of ore transported. Additional costs amount to R60 per ton of ore forloading, securement, and tracking expenses.a) If Deep Earth Extraction charges R450 per ton of ore transported, how manytons of ore does it need to transport per trip to break even?b) Surveys have revealed that the transport vehicles are, on average, carryingabout 80% of their maximum capacity of ore. Considering this loading level anda rate of R450 per ton, what would be the profit or loss realized on each trip?

Given that Now, I would determine the tons of ore required to transport per trip to break even,

Answered: a) If Deep Earth Extraction charges…

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