Idle speculation on what the break-even rate for a cab ride is

gistfile1.txt

cab_driver_pay_per_hour = 8
average_cab_drivers_on_duty_per_hour = 100
dispatcher_pay_per_hour = 10
average_cab_driver_hours_worked_per_day = 10
cab_drivers_per_dispatcher = 50
average_miles_per_gallon = 30
average_miles_per_trip = 5
average_trip_duration = 20 # minutes
average_miles_per_minute = 30
hours_in_day = 24
gas_price_per_gallon = 3.75
percentage_of_drivers_on_trips = 0.50
average_trips_per_hour_per_driver = 4
monthly_rent_for_dispatcher_office = 500 # 
average_days_in_month = 30
daily_rent_for_dispatcher_office = monthly_rent_for_dispatcher_office / average_days_in_month

average_trips_per_day_for_driver = average_cab_driver_hours_worked_per_day * average_trips_per_hour_per_driver

payroll_per_hour = cab_driver_pay_per_hour + (dispatcher_pay_per_hour * average_cab_drivers_on_duty_per_hour/cab_drivers_per_dispatcher) + daily_rent_for_dispatcher_office/hours_in_day
miles_driven_per_day = average_cab_drivers_on_duty_per_hour * percentage_of_drivers_on_trips * average_miles_per_trip * average_trips_per_day_for_driver

gas_per_hour = gas_price_per_gallon * miles_driven_per_day / hours_in_day

average_miles_per_day = average_cab_drivers_on_duty_per_hour * average_trips_per_day_for_driver * average_miles_per_trip

cab_company_outlay_per_day = hours_in_day * (payroll_per_hour + gas_per_hour)

miles_in_current_trip = ARGV[0].to_i

breaking_even_trip_price = (cab_company_outlay_per_day / average_miles_per_day) * miles_in_current_trip

puts breaking_even_trip_price