Question

The drought of 2011 devastated hay crops in the plains states and horse owners ranged far and wide to purchase hay for their horses when winter arrived. Hay can be purchased "up north" for $4 a bale and a few entrepreneurs with large trailers were more than willing to pick up a few hundred bales and haul them south where demand was high. The transportation cost was $6 per bale and a packing and loading cost of $1 was typical. The landed cost of a bale of hay this winter was:

Answer 1

The options are given below:

A. $10.

B. $4.

C. $6.

D. $11.

The correct options is D.

Step-by-step explanation:

Landed cost refers to the total price of a product or shipment once it has arrived at a buyer's doorstep. It includes the original price of the product, the transportation fees (both inland and ocean), customs, duties, taxes, tariffs, insurance, currency conversion, crating, handling and payment fees.

Therefore, in calculating the landed cost of the question above, we sum all the costs incurred thus:

Purchase price = $4

Transportation cost = $6

Packing and loading cost = $1

Landing cost = $4 + $6 + $1 = $11.