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				2000 YELLOW PERCH PRODUCTION BUDGET
				17 - 1 Acre Ponds - Pond Culture
				50,000 pounds - 150,000 fish
	ITEM				EXPLANATION		PRICE PER UNIT			TOTAL		YOUR BUDGET
RECEIPTS
	Yellow Perch 1				50000	lb.	$3.00	/lb.		$150,000
					150150.2
VARIABLE  COSTS
	Fingerlings 2				157,658	fish	0.20	/fish		31532
	Feed 3				90,000	lb.	0.29	/lb.		26100
	Chemicals 4						60	/acre		1020
	Electricity 5				10319	hours	0.085	/kWh		877
	Labor 6		210	days	16	hr/day	7.50	/hr		25200
	Miscellaneous									1000
	Ice				0.2	lb./fish	0.10	/lb.		3003
	Hauling				100	miles	0.50	/mile		50
	Interest on Operating Cap.				7	mos.	9%			2250
TOTAL VARIABLE COSTS						-Operation				91032
						-Per Pound				1.82
FIXED COSTS
	Operator Labor 6				300	hours	7.50	/hour		2250
	Ponds 7			$150,000			15%			22500
	Aerator 8			$750	17	aerators	17%			2168
	Containers 9			$10	250	containers	20%			500
	Pickup Truck 10			$25,000	100%	use on enterprise	20%			5000
	Seine Net			$500	2	nets	20%			200
	Other equipment									600
	Management Charge 11						5%	of gross		7500
TOTAL FIXED COSTS										40718
TOTAL COSTS						-Operation				131750
						-Per Pound				2.63
RETURN ABOVE VARIABLE COSTS										58968
RETURN ABOVE TOTAL COSTS										18250
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1	Fish harvested at 0.33 lb.
2	5% death loss assumed, therefore 157,658 fingerlings purchased for 150000 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.
		17 aerators used in operation.  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	Ponds constructed for $116,000.  15% charge includes depreciation, interest, taxes, repairs, and insurance.
		Ponds assumed to have 20 year useful life.
8	1 hp aerator purchased for $750 and expensed at 17%.  17 aerators used in operation.
9	Containers for transporting fish after harvesting.
10	Pickup truck used for hauling fish and supplies.  100% costs charged to enterprise.
11	Management charge is an opportunity costs for operator's management skills.