Ship/Rail/Truck/Air

Question 1

what ways are imputs & productstransported

Answer 1

ship,
rail
truck
air

Question 2

the farther something is transported, the —-the cost PER kilo

Answer 2

lower

Question 3

why is it cheaper the farther the transport

Answer 3

firms must pay workers to load goods on and off the vehicles whether materials travel 100 or 1000000 kilo

Question 4

trucks

Answer 4

used for short distance

b/c wuick load and unload

Question 5

trains

Answer 5

longer than a day transport (East to West coast)

Question 6

ships

Answer 6

long distances cuz cost per kilo is low

slow

Question 7

air

Answer 7

most expensive

speedy deliveries of small bulk/ high value

Question 8

containerixation

Answer 8

has facilitated transfer of packages between modes

can be packed into railcar->trucks to airport->fly to destination->trucks to deliver…

Question 9

costs —–each time goods tansferred from modes

Answer 9

rises

Question 10

most companies using multiple modes locate at a —- point

Answer 10

break of bulk

Question 11

what is the break of bulk point

Answer 11

location whee transfer among transportation modes is possible

Question 12

some important break of bulk points

Answer 12

seaports/aiports

Question 13

example of firm located at break of bulk point

Answer 13

steel mill in baltimore receives iron ore by ship from south ameica and

gets coal by train from appalachia