1. The costs of providing shipping services consist of_____. (A)- \0 i5 w+ g$ ?# ]+ w/ m
A. fixed and variable costs
8 t+ k1 O% {0 s- Q6 @ B. raw materials and production costs0 Q: Q+ t# Q; v$ ]8 U
C. repair and maintenance expenses1 A& F, u/ S6 j
D. insurance and administrative costs3 r V# S0 D' M
2. When determining the freight rate, the age-old principle of “what the traffic can bear” is increasingly substituted by the _____ principle nowadays. (C)" y! {% q. i+ ~5 {' A8 E
A. open market rate+ u) X, x, B5 e) h5 {0 v' m5 y
B. surcharges
7 d7 E* y3 }% h& v) b9 c C. service cost2 n1 G' Z: y* d: ?& `' f ^; @
D. stowage factor
) e" u- N& ~3 t7 M2 I 3. Which of the following do fixed costs involve? _____. (ACD)
' F/ T6 Y3 j; G" I* \' p- ~( V5 P A. costs of officer and crew
x& `2 W9 Q# T2 J B. loading and unloading costs
9 l; N+ U4 Y7 p C. repair and maintenance expenses* l1 R& o8 H* d( W
D. administrative costs
' l* A+ t& n( R8 }, l 4. When determining the freight rate, which factors should be taken into account_____? (ABC)
% n5 r: ?! q: z) f4 X4 E' ` A. adjustment factors3 h7 k( F3 c- B. D+ g7 |2 [& ]
B. stowage factors
* G( ~8 w4 }* y* f9 D& M C. profit factor: u4 a9 n- j( r+ Y# \ F) @% r( s( X
D. market factors! ], B6 ]# V: g
5. Which of the following do variable costs involve? _____. (ABD)6 U$ u8 k1 Y$ E' A
A. port charge
, l' }0 _- u' M% x$ y! i B. loading and unloading costs, S( O4 o7 R+ v0 l- W
C. repair and maintenance expenses( l3 ?: v9 `$ @! B. p, D& y4 ?
D. costs of fuel |