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				2000 YELLOW PERCH PRODUCTION BUDGET
				1.66 Acre Pond - Pond Culture
				5000 pounds - 15,000 fish
	ITEM				EXPLANATION		PRICE PER UNIT			TOTAL		YOUR BUDGET
RECEIPTS
	Yellow Perch 1				5000	lb.	$3.00	/lb.		$15,000
					15152
VARIABLE  COSTS
	Fingerlings 2				15,909	fish	0.20	/fish		3182
	Feed 3				9,000	lb.	0.35	/lb.		3150
	Chemicals 4						60	/acre		100
	Electricity 5				607	hours	0.085	/kWh		52
	Labor 6		210	days	2.25	hr/day	7.50	/hr		3544
	Miscellaneous									100
	Ice				0.2	lb./fish	0.10	/lb.		303
	Hauling				100	miles	0.50	/mile		50
	Interest on Operating Cap.				7	mos.	9%			266
TOTAL VARIABLE COSTS						-Per Pond				10746
						-Per Pound				2.15
FIXED COSTS
	Operator Labor 6				68	hours	7.5	/hour		510
	Ponds 7			$   15,000			15%			2250
	Aerator 8			$       750	1	aerator	17%			128
	Containers 9			$         10	25	containers	20%			50
	Pickup Truck 10			$   25,000	25%	use on enterprise	20%			1250
	Seine Net			$       500	1	net	20%			100
	Other equipment									65
	Management Charge 11						5%	of gross		750
TOTAL FIXED COSTS										5103
TOTAL COSTS						-Per Pond				15848
						-Per Pound				3.17
RETURN ABOVE VARIABLE COSTS										4254
RETURN ABOVE TOTAL COSTS										(848)
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1	Fish harvested at 0.33 lb.
2	5% death loss assumed, therefore 15,909 fingerlings purchased for 15000 fish harvested.
3	Based on feed conversion rate of 1.8.
4	Chemical cost is based on typical use.  Cost may be higher or lower depending on severity
		of disease problems in fish population.
5	Aerators run six hours/day in June, July, & august plus 10% special aeration needs.
		Electricity use = 1 kW per 1 hp/hr of aeration
6	Hired hourly labor is considered a variable cost.  Salary and operator/family labor is considered a fixed cost.
7	Pond constructed for $35,000.  15% charge includes depreciation, interest, taxes, repairs, and insurance.
		Pond assumed to have 20 year useful life.
8	1 hp aerator purchased for $750 and expensed at 17%.
9	Containers for transporting fish after harvesting.
10	Pickup truck used for hauling fish and supplies.  25% costs charged to enterprise.
11	Management charge is an opportunity costs for operator's management skills.