Exercise 9: Basic Cost and Return Analysis Flashcards
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ENTREPRENEUR
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- organizes and manages any enterprise
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ESSENTIAL ELEMENTS OF ENTREPRENEURSHIP
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- opportunity identification
- resource allocation
- value creation/addition
- risk-taking
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FARMER AS ENTREPRENEUR
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- minimize production cost without sacrificing yield
- increase yields with same or minimal added cost
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COST & RETURN ANALYSIS
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- accounting money to determine the profitability of a business
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NET FARM INCOME: FORMULA
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net farm income = total revenue - total costs
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TOTAL COST
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- expenses incurred
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TOTAL COST: FORMULA
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total cost = cash cost + non-cash cost + imputed cost
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CASH COST
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- expenses directly paid with cash
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NON-CASH COST
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- expenses not paid with cash
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IMPUTED COST
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- expenses for owned resources that are utilized in production
- e.g. stored seed, excess fertilizer
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TOTAL REVENUE
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- total value earned
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TOTAL REVENUE: FORMULA
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total revenue = cash revenue + non-cash revenue
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CASH REVENUE
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- earnings from commodities converted to cash
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NON-CASH REVENUE
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- earnings not converted to cash
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ECONOMIC PARAMETERS
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- gross returns
- farmgate price
- net returns
- breakeven yield
- net profit-cost ratio
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GROSS RETURN
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- amount earned from the commodity
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FARMGATE PRICE
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- value of the commodity after it leaves the farm
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NET RETURN
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- amount earned from the commodity less the expenses
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BREAKEVEN YIELD
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- amount of product that needs to be produced to compensate for all expenses incurred
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BREAKEVEN YIELD: FORMULA
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BEY = total cost / farmgate price
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COST TO PRODUCE A KG: FORMULA
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P/kg = total cost / total produce
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NET PROFIT - COST RATIO
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NPCR = gross return - total cost / total cost
