Question

Your small remodeling business has two work vehicles. One is a small passenger car used for job-site visits and for other general business purposes. The other is a heavy truck used to haul equipment. The car gets 25 miles per gallon (mpg). The truck gets 10 mpg. You want to improve gas mileage to save money, and you have enough money to upgrade one vehicle. The upgrade cost will be the same for both vehicles. An upgraded car will get 40 mpg; an upgraded truck will get 12.5 mpg. The cost of gasoline is $3.95 per gallon Calculate the annual fuel savings, in gallons, for the truck and car assuming both vehicles are driven 14,500 miles per year. (Round your answers to 2 decimal places, e.g., 32.16.) Fuel savings 200.00 gallons per year Truck 150.00 gallons per year Car Assuming an upgrade is a good idea in the first place, which one should you upgrade? Both vehicles are driven 14,500 miles per year. Truck Car

Answer 1

	Gallons per year [ Miles driven / mpg ]
	Before upgradation	After upgradation
Truck	1450.00	1160.00
Car	580.00	362.50

	Fuel savings [ Gallons per year before upgradation - Gallons per year after upgradation ]
Truck	290.00	gallons per year
Car	217.50	gallons per year

Assuming an upgrade is a goods idea in the first place, which one should you upgrade? Both vehicles are driven 14,500 miles per year.

Answer : Truck