Objective: The student will apply perimeter to determine the cost of a fencing project
("real-world") with 70% accuracy.
Materials needed: pencil, paper lab report sheet, calculator.
Directions: Read the specification letter below and use this information with the Brushy Mountain Fence Company’s(next page) pricing guide to meet the cost terms of the project.
Grading Procedure: Maximum group points will be rewarded to the team who is the best organizes, presents, and participates in this activity.
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SPECIFICATIONS
July 18, 1997
FOR: Morgan County Correction Fence Grant Project
FENCE: 10 feet high with six strings of barbed wires placed 1 foot apart and at a 45 degree angle inward at the top of the fence
POLES: Placed 10 feet apart and secured with at least 10 pounds of cement
PERIMETER : see blueprint below (bottom of next page)
SECURITY: motorized 10 foot gate and 10X12 building included in bid
COSTS: bids must not be greater than the grant money available:$35,000.00
DEADLINE: bids must be received by August 15,1997
Send all bids to the Project Improvement Grants Organization (PIGO), Shuewee Drive, Hunkeedooree, TN, 34567-8900
Your effort is appreciated,
Big Guy
Director of Project Development
State of Tennessee
BRUSHY MOUNTAIN FENCE COMPANY
ITEMIZED LIST OF CURRENT CHARGES
FENCING:$15.00 per foot
BARBED WIRE:$0.45 per foot
POLE (12 FEET WITH BARBED WIRE EXTENSION:$18.65
CEMENT(company standard-10 lb per pole):$17.25 per 10 pound bag
LABOR(subject to change): Three people each at $21.25 per hour can install a 10 foot section of fence (plus barbed wire) each hour.
MOTORIZED 10 FOOT GATE:$4000.00 (installed for $500.00 )
SECURITY BUILDING: $5750.00 (installed for $1000.00 )
ADDITIONAL COSTS (connectors):$3.85 per foot of fence.
ESTIMATE
Permeter:_________feet
Fencing: (regular)$ __________(barbed)$__________
Poles:#__________ $__________
Cement:#bags__________ $__________
Gate:#__________ $__________ Labor$__________
Security building:#__________ $__________ Labor$__________
Total labor:#hours__________ Cost per hour:$__________ = $_______________
Additional costs: $______________
State Manufacturing Tax (3.5% of total) $ _______________
TOTAL BID: $____________________________
GROUP ACTIVITY 7:2br
TEACHER’S NOTES
TOTAL PERIMETER: 720 FT.-10 FT(?)=710 FT.
REGULAR FENCING: 710 FT X $15 = $10,650.00
BARBED WIRE: 710 FT. X 6(?) = 4260 FT X $0.45 = $1917.00
POLES:#72 @ $18.65 EACH = $1,342.80
CEMENT:#72 = $1,242.00
LABOR : #71 HOURS(?) X $63.75 HR (?) = $4,526.25
MOTORIZED 10 FOOT GATE:$4,000.00 @$500.00 LABOR = $4,500.00
SECURITY BUILDING:$5,750.00 @$1,000.00 LABOR = $6,750.00
ADDITIONAL COSTS: $2,733.50
TOTAL ABOVE: $33,661.30
STATE MANUFACTURING TAX: $33,661.30 X .035 = $1,009.84
TOTAL BID = $34,671.14
Word 97 doc file of this project: lawson.doc
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