Question  12 You work for a freight forwarding company responsible for moving carpenter supplies from Toronto, Canada to Casper, Wyoming. Your company has a standardized variable rate structure in place for these shipments and it is as follows:   0 – 500 lbs               $ 100.00 flat rate                           501 – 1999 lbs         $   19.00 cwt                          2000 – 4999 lbs       $   16.40 cwt 5000 – 9999 lbs       $   13.25 cwt 10000 – 19999 lbs   $   10.25 cwt        20000 – 29999 lbs   $      8.75 cwt 30000 – 45000 lbs   $2500.00 flat rate   ** Rates are based on 10 pounds per cubic feet   A local manufacturer has approached your trucking company about shipping 150 rubbermaid wheelbarrels from Toronto to Casper, Wyoming. The wheelbarrels weigh 45 pounds each including packaging. The dimension of the shipping box is 5’ x 3’ x 2’. What is the volume weight of this shipment?.       Total volume weight 4500kg       Total volume weight 45,000lb       Total volume weight 30 cubic feet

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You work for a freight forwarding company responsible for moving carpenter supplies from Toronto, Canada to Casper, Wyoming. Your company has a standardized variable rate structure in place for these shipments and it is as follows:

 

0 – 500 lbs               $ 100.00 flat rate                          

501 – 1999 lbs         $   19.00 cwt                         

2000 – 4999 lbs       $   16.40 cwt

5000 – 9999 lbs       $   13.25 cwt

10000 – 19999 lbs   $   10.25 cwt       

20000 – 29999 lbs   $      8.75 cwt

30000 – 45000 lbs   $2500.00 flat rate

 

** Rates are based on 10 pounds per cubic feet

 

A local manufacturer has approached your trucking company about shipping 150 rubbermaid wheelbarrels from Toronto to Casper, Wyoming. The wheelbarrels weigh 45 pounds each including packaging. The dimension of the shipping box is 5’ x 3’ x 2’. What is the volume weight of this shipment?.

 

   

Total volume weight

4500kg

 

   

Total volume weight

45,000lb

 

   

Total volume weight

30 cubic feet

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