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

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providing direct cost estimates of this sort, taking into account water-<br />

way cho.racteristics, and the change in tow configuration. To this esti-<br />

mate of direct cost could be added the indirect cost of the additional<br />

movement based on the statistical indirect cot function. One diffi-<br />

culty with the estimate made is that part of indirect cost is due to<br />

scheduling. There is no scheduling problem <strong>for</strong> this one barge, thus a<br />

slight over estimate would be made. In this case one would have an<br />

. accurate direct cost estimate, and a less accurate indirect cost esti-<br />

mate.<br />

Alternatively, the statistical towboat and barge cost functions<br />

could be used to provide a direct cost estimate <strong>for</strong> this movement.<br />

Again, the statistical indirect cost estimate could be added to the<br />

direct cost figure to determine the marginal cost of the trip. In<br />

this case, however, the direct cost estimate is less satisfactory,<br />

'since the statistical direct cost functions do not take into account<br />

changes in tow configuration..<br />

For the "average" movement, that is, viewing the problem from the<br />

standpoint of the firm that has demands it must satisfy at a certain<br />

time, it would be possible to use the .engineering function to determine<br />

cost. However, direct scheduling costs would be left out of account.<br />

The best cost finding procedure in this case would be the statistical<br />

one. The estimates obtained would be representative of the costs the<br />

firm would actually experience <strong>for</strong> the conditions which prevail.<br />

The resultspresented in this study permit a wide variety of<br />

cost estimates to be made. These estimates are sensiiive to changes<br />

in the commodity shipped, the type of equipment used, the waterway<br />

characteristics and seasons] -changes. The results should be of interest<br />

.<br />

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