Rentabilidade de atividade de aplicativo de mobilidade em João Pessoa: discussão a respeito das fontes de informações usadas

Abstract

Informal economic activities are diversifying, among them is the freelance Uber application transport professional. This agent that is devoid of accounting information, that is, does not have a specific strategy to manage its income and expenses. This research aimed to investigate what information is used by agents of the urban mobility economic activity, to measure the profitability of the operation. The survey was aimed at drivers of urban transport applications in the city of João Pessoa, and 52 drivers were interviewed. The survey instrument was organized through an online questionnaire targeted at agents via a link from google docs to whatsApp groups. For data analysis, we chose to apply descriptive statistics and a percentage measure. With the analysis of the data obtained through the application of the questionnaire, and according to the applied methodology, the urban transport drivers in the city of João Pessoa try to organize the financial resources in spreadsheets, check the average profit and expenses, the worked hours. There is also an influence on monthly expenses, such as fuel, food, IPVA, vehicle insurance, among others. It was found that agents have expenses and profits, however, there is variation that part of each driver, as some have the activity as their main source of income and while others do not, the expenses are diversified.