This is Part 2 of calculating the costs for me to drive back & forth to Tennessee to pick up the roofing we need instead of having it delivered.

As noted in the first part of this project, Best Buy Metals will charge $4,685.28 to deliver the roofing to our house in Ridgway.

The last part is to determine how much gas I will need. 

I will drive my F150 pickup that will average:

22 mpg driving to Tennessee
16 mpg driving back home

I will get lower mileage on the way back because of towing the weight of the roofing.

    Next, you will calculate the number of gallons of gas needed to drive that distance.

    Example:  If I need to drive 100 miles and my car gets 20 MPG, I'll need 5 gallons of gas.

    Calculating the cost of gas for the first leg of the trip:  Ridgway to Cleveland, TN

    Assume gas will cost an average of $3.90 per gallon.

    Next, you need to calculate the cost of gas for the return trip from Cleveland, TN to Ridgway

    Again, assume gas will average $3.80/gallon
You need to calculate the total cost for me to pick up the roofing myself.

In Part 1, you determined the following costs and added them up earlier.

1) Sales Tax
2) Two nights of hotel in Marion, IL (there and back)
3) Two nights of hotel in Hays, KS (there and back)

Now, you need to add in the cost of gas for both directions of the trip.

    Calculating the total cost:
    You wrote this number down or took a picture of it in part 1 of this assignment.

      What is your conclusion and why?   Should I pick the roofing up myself or have it delivered?  Write your answer in the box below.