1. The costs of providing shipping services consist of_____. (A)$ |, W% P+ u# I
A. fixed and variable costs% `' v2 x2 N( G( R
B. raw materials and production costs6 r; l! i5 K" `5 J3 ~2 ]
C. repair and maintenance expenses" ~% R7 y X+ j( ?/ |. N8 o
D. insurance and administrative costs
s; y/ ~# _8 `' n, c7 h2 [ 2. When determining the freight rate, the age-old principle of “what the traffic can bear” is increasingly substituted by the _____ principle nowadays. (C)
$ t$ H8 `. `/ O4 R5 ]* |8 ~( v2 W A. open market rate# J) K. p6 G2 J
B. surcharges
$ o4 ~7 [: G2 b7 b' c C. service cost) w. i) ?: \! D
D. stowage factor
6 C2 J5 g, M, U. i( X2 h 3. Which of the following do fixed costs involve? _____. (ACD)
% @& K2 d9 b% Z4 j+ j5 t A. costs of officer and crew
2 J: I. h( p1 L: W0 K, d B. loading and unloading costs
8 M0 e4 q& a/ h* H C. repair and maintenance expenses
$ |3 d2 H* C, ? D. administrative costs
' |: v) S7 Q. U% N 4. When determining the freight rate, which factors should be taken into account_____? (ABC)
: n4 _$ n& ^8 g: F. ?$ X! I A. adjustment factors
! A E% \" A( y- s B. stowage factors
+ J: v! c) C, F C. profit factor) ?& B. ~- _* H0 t7 D& c
D. market factors2 @" c* S) w! t3 B8 ~
5. Which of the following do variable costs involve? _____. (ABD)
" d- j! x& `" K0 w( R A. port charge
9 ]1 I0 u8 V- _% | B. loading and unloading costs2 h4 Q/ v9 j. n' a, @9 ^/ q* O
C. repair and maintenance expenses
# S8 k9 k* k J4 F. E, T" T D. costs of fuel |