bee IGE DEPARTMENT UNIVERSITY OF DAR ES SALAAM TR 441: LABOUR BASED ROAD ENGINEERING No. 2 (Maximum Marks =50) 1. (a):Whatis meant by the term “hire Charge"? Describe what information you would need to estimate the hire charge for a motor Grader. (5 marks) (b) What are the main reasons for estimating equipment hire charges? (5 marks) Re eet miqlectateneest 2. (a) What are the main reasons for inefficient equipment management? How would you overcome these problems? (6 marks). (b) List the main factors that affect the cost of owning and operating equipment. (6 marks) 3. Given the following data for a motor Grader model 14G. Determine the hourly cost of owning and operating this piece of equipment. (12 marks) 4. Inti cost , delivered to the depot fs TShs_7,900,000.00 2 Expected economic life , & 10,000.00 hours 3. Expected Salvage Value , S< Tshs 500,000.00 4, Expected Available time per year 1,250.00 hours 5 Interest Rate “12% per year 6 Insurance/Tax charge as % of Initial cost ‘5% per year 7. Maintenance Cost 700.00 perfhour 8 Tyre Charge 240.00 per hour 8 Fuel Consumption 4 litres per hour 10. Fuel cost TShs 900 per litre 41. OiliLubricant consumption O.5litres per hour 42 OilLubricant cost Tshs 2,000 per litre 4. (2) Whyis itimportant to know the productivity that a particular equipment is capable of under different conditions? (3 marks) (b) What is the relation between standard production and actual production? Give examples, (3 marks) {c) Distinguish between the availability and utilization of a machine. (2 marks) 5 Give a brief explanation of the different types of labour contracts, enumerating the advantages and disadvantages of each type. (8 marks). Ava