Travel Expenses Answers

While abroad in Cairo, Egypt, you want to visit three other cities: Damanhur, Alexandria, and Suez. The following table details the costs of traveling to and from each city. All costs are given in Egyptian pounds (EGP).Origin and DestinationCost (EGP)Cairo to Damanhur153Cairo to Alexandria171Cairo to Suez130Damanhur to Cairo143Damanhur to Alexandria174Damanhur to Suez182Alexandria to Cairo167Alexandria to Damanhur192Alexandria to Suez144Suez to Cairo133Suez to Damanhur156Suez to Aledandria156What is the cost of the most efficient route? You may visit the cities in any order, but you must begin and end in Cairo.

Brendan is planning a trip to Germany. He is trying to decide which cities to visit during his stay. The following table shows potential cities he could visit, as well as what he expects to pay for lodging, transportation, and similar expenses in each one. All costs are given in euros (€). City Cost (€) Berlin 171 Wiesbaden 263 Hanover 169 Dresden 215 Kiel 209 Stuttgart 297 Potsdam 179 Munich 159 Brendan's original plan was to visit Stuttgart, Dresden, Weisbaden, and Berlin. However, he would like to keep his costs under €860. Which change to Brendan’s travel plans would result in his staying under, but closest, to his original budget?

Kim is planning a trip to Spain. She will stay there for a total of thirteen nights. She has found two options for her lodging: a hostel, which charges €12.65 (12.65 euros) per night, and a private hotel, which charges €31.25 per night. Kim would like to spend as many nights as she can afford in the private hotel. If she has a budget of €275 for lodging, how many nights can she stay in the hotel?

Kevin is calculating his expenses for his planned trip to Colombia. He has a total budget of $2,106,559 (2,106,559 Colombian pesos) for this trip. If his lodging will cost him $313,597, his plane ticket will cost him $891,922, a Spanish/English phrasebook costs him $91,438, and he has allocated $348,792 for food, how much does he have remaining for spending money and other miscellaneous expenses?

While staying in Paris, France, you decide to visit the cities of Nantes and Toulouse. You will begin and end your trip in Paris. The following table shows the costs associated with traveling to and from each of these three cities. All costs are given in euros (€).Origin and DestinationCost (€)Paris to Nantes69Paris to Toulouse67Nantes to Paris57Nantes to Toulouse76Toulouse to Paris56Toulouse to Nantes80Using this table, determine whether it is more cost-effective to go to Nantes first or to go to Toulouse first, and how much cheaper doing so is than the alternative.

Walter is planning a trip to Morocco. He is trying to decide which cities he would like to visit while he is there. The table below shows some possible cities Walter could visit, along with the amount of money he expects to spend on food, lodging, travel, and similar expenses for each city. All prices are given in Moroccan dirham (MAD). CityCost (MAD)Tangier610Casablanca466Agadir950Rabat927Oujda683Fes478Marrakech965Kenitra778Walter’s original itinerary included trips to Marrakech, Fes, Kenitra, and Oujda, but because he only has a budget of MAD 2,500, he must alter his plans to be more affordable. Which of the following itinerary changes will allow Walter to stay within his budget? (Consider each option individually, rather than as a group.)I. Replace Kenitra with Tangier and Oujda with Casablanca.II. Drop Fes.III. Replace Marrakech with Casablanca.

Paul has decided to take a trip to the United Kingdom. While he is there, he hopes to visit several different cities, which are shown in the table below. The table also includes how much money Paul expects to spend in each city, taking into consideration transportation, lodging, and so on. All costs listed are in pounds sterling (£).CityCost (£)Bristol76Leicester66Glasgow91Leeds60Belfast72Paul’s sightseeing budget is £300. What is the cheapest city that Paul can drop from his plans and still stay under budget?

Rachel is going on a trip to Japan. The table below shows the cities she hopes to visit during her stay, as well as the amount of money she expects to spend in each one after taking into account food, shopping, transportation, and similar costs. All costs are given in Japanese yen (¥).CityCost (¥)Sendai6,450Nara6,824Sapporo6,106Tokyo8,670Hiroshima5,768Kyoto7,611Osaka8,215Because Rachel has only ¥36,000 to spend on this portion of her trip, she has decided that she must remove two cities from her itinerary. Which of the following is the cheapest pair of cities she can drop and still stay within her budget?

Jenny is planning an extended trip to Russia.The table below shows a list of cities which she would like to visit during her stay, along with the amount of money she anticipates needing to spend on travel, lodging, and similar expenses in each city. All costs are given in Russian rubles (RUB).CityCost (RUB)Izhevsk4,721Novosibirsk4,870Nizhny Novgorod6,920Moscow5,485Chelyabinsk5,217Saint Petersburg5,960Tolyatti5,598Yaroslavl4,901Even though Jenny wants to go to each of these cities, her budget is only RUB 33,000, so she recognizes that she must change her itinerary and choose not to visit some cities. Which of the following pairs of cities will not put Jenny back under budget if she drops them?

Rebecca is calculating her expected expenses for her week long trip to Thailand. Her plane ticket costs 22,885 baht, her lodging costs 15,307 baht, and she has set aside 29,071 baht for food and spending money. What is Rebecca’s total expense?