First we have the People
Then we have the Parcels
Then we have conduit for Fiber Optics, Water, and Gas.
Finally, we have advertising and Data Access
 
Detroit to Lansing  Change values in yellow to see all figures update
The Interstate Traveler Project
Grow budget by  x  percent: 0% 6/3/2002
A cycle is defined as a single passenger paying for one mile of travel.
Steps: total kilometers of track for this estimate: 147
1 Passenger Fee / Mile $0.33 Dollars  Total Revenue
2 Operational Expenses 2% % Percentage of Total Revenue
3 Number of Commuter Cars: 220 Cars from Costs Page
4 Number of Car Ferrys 300 Cars from Costs Page
5 Revenue per mile/Passenger $0.3234000 Dollars after Operational exepenses    
6 Passengers Per Car 25 People 1.191667
  Max Passengers Per Car 40
7 Average Distance per Cycle 40
Miles
8 Average Speed of Car 250 Miles/Hour
Time to Complete a Cycle 0.16 Hours      
Time to Complete a Cycle 9.60 Minutes      
Number of Cycles per Day(cars) 825,000.00 Average Distance of Cycle Divided by time to travel      
Number of Cycles per Day(ferrys) 45,000.00      
Revenue / Cycle 1Car/1Person $13.200        
Revenue per Cycle All cars $71,148.00 Increases with distance traveled      
Revenue per Cycle Car Ferrys $3,880.80        
Miles/Day by One Car 6000        
Miles/Day by All Cars 1320000        
Number of Passengers riding (cars) 5500 Number Cars times Number of Passengers      
Total Passengers / Day (cars) 825,000.00        
Remaining Passeng Capacity (cars) 495,000.00
Percent increase if at capacity (cars) 37.5%
Revenue/Mile/ all cars $1,778.70 For every Mile Traveled      
Projected Revenue/Ave Day (Cars) $266,805.00 (Cycles/Day all cars) x (the revenue per mile)      
Projected Revenue/Ave Day (Ferrys) $14,553.00
Revenue / Day  at Capacity (cars) $366,856.88
Total Average Revenue and Ferrys $281,358.00
Total Revune at Capcaity $381,409.88
Operational Expenses(step 2 above) $44,022.83 Operational Expenses Budgetary Fund / Day
Operational Expenses/ Year $16,068,331.13
  Return on Investment      
30 Day Projected Revenue: $8,440,740.00
30 Day Revenue at Capcaity $11,005,706.25
Cost for Installation from Detroit to Lansing $606,788,190.96
Return on Investment in Months after made Operational 71.89
Return on Investment Years 5.99
Annual Gross Revenue $101,288,880.00
Tax Rate 33%
Taxes $33,425,330.40
Revenue per year after taxes $67,863,549.60
 Officer Payroll $2,520,000.00
Remaining Annual Profit $65,343,549.60
Preferred Stock Dividends are Generated from a 10% of Profit after paying operating costs and before paying Common Stock dividends
Preferred Stock Dividends $6,534,354.96 10%
Revenue after Taxes and Preferred Dividends $61,329,194.64
Revenue After 10 years $613,291,946.40
Revenue After 20 years $1,226,583,892.80
Text Box: In order for passenger traffic to be granted access, they must furnish personal photo ID and proof of citizenship, US or otherwise.  The application must include a credit number and pass validation or supply a minimum amount of cash.

Each passenger pays by the distance traveled, and the price is the same for everyone.