After 1 year of use a 135kw tractor has operated for 675hrs in total assuming that the average hourly fuel?

Question

consumption is as follows

fuel consumption (1/hr)= 0.16 x max pto power (kw)

calculate

a) average hourly fuel consumption of tractor over that time

b)average hourly cost to operate this tractor for fuel and oil assume cost of diesal is $1.30?litre

c)estimate the fuel and oil cost for this tractor over a 5 year period

Answer 1

a) fuel consumption per hour = 0.16 (1/hr) x 135 kW * 675 hrs / 1 year * (1 year/365 days) * (1 day/24 hrs)

b) answer from part a * (liters/kW for diesel) * ($1.30/liter)

c) fuel cost = answer from part b * 675 hrs/year * 5 years