Use the information glven below, to compare the cost of operating two different vehicles for one month (4 weeks). You are considering two different cars. You drive to work, a 10 mile round trip, five days a week. Gasoline costs you
$1.60 per gallon.
Car A gets 26 miles per gallon, would have $250 a year in maintenance costs, and would cost you $1,400 per year to
Insure.
Car B gets 18 miles per gallon, would have $500 a year in maintenance costs, and would cost you $1,000 per year to
insure.
Costs
Car A
Car B
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Gas cost per month
Insurance cost per month
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Maintenance cost per month
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Total cost per month