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Q2 Z2,(Q2) Z2(Q2) - Institute for Water Resources - U.S. Army

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• <strong>Q2</strong> Qi Q0<br />

Fig. 3.7 -- Two-Mode Model with Quality Associated Costs<br />

Transportation Associated Costs<br />

We now take a closer look at the associated costs of transportation<br />

and the way we have entered them in our model. Markets A and B are<br />

separate points and the physical movement of goods from one market to<br />

the other requires time and ef<strong>for</strong>t. The ef<strong>for</strong>t is supplied, over time,<br />

by the transportation industry. The transport rate is reimbursement re-<br />

ceived by this industry <strong>for</strong> the ef<strong>for</strong>t it expends. During the time the<br />

goods are in transit from A to B they are unavailable <strong>for</strong> use. This<br />

unavailability may incur several alternative <strong>for</strong>ms of economic costs,<br />

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