Set up Cost
Estimation #992Estimation #992
Working
capital &
Income
projection
Cost
Strucure
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Indices of growing/ Acre/ Crop
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Butternut Squash
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first season
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Butternut Squash
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acres
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5
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Growth Time In weeks
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13
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Harvest Time in Weeks
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3
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Sales prices ton FOB USD
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$926
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Tone/ yield/ acre
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6
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Repetition
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1
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variable
costs
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concept / crop
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Butternut Squash
Open field
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land
preparation
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1,000
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fertilizers
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1,500
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seeds/plants
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352
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irrigation
( water)
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280
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plastic
mulch
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-
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plant
protection
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960
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labor
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2,500
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direct costs - sub-total
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6,592
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adminis.+
manag.+overhead
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2,000
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sub-total
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8,592
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land transportation
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240
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packing
& cooling+ material
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1,800
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TOTAL var.
costs
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10,632
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Net Income per acre
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Butternut Squash
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income
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27,778
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total var. costs
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10,632
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net income
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17,146
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% of net income from costs
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161%
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