Table 13.--Seven factors associated with level of profit, five high
 profit and six lower profit foliage plant and potted flowering
 plant nurseries in Florida, 1973


 Average Average Average
 Factor all 11 high profit low profit Your
 nurseries nurseries nurseries nursery
 Lee of profit--


Level of profit
 Nursery "Farm income"a

Seven factors associated


$109,323 $178,906 $ 51,336 $


Size of business
 Value of own plants sold

Level of costs
 Cost per dollar sales plus
 plant inventory value change

Intensity in use of space
 Percent of plant inventory
 value turnover annually

Production rate
 Value own plants sold per
 square foot total bed &
 bench space

Labor efficiency
 Value of own plants sold
 per employee

Efficiency in use of capital
 Owned capital turnover
 annually

Growth in sales and inventory
 Amount of change in sales &
 plant inventory value from
 Spreviousyear


$373,530 $525,054 $247,261 $



 84.88W 79.47C 90.21p 


288%


$ 1 2.36 $


330%


288%


3.49 $ 2.64 $


$ 15,761 $ 19,229 $ 14,220


149.41% 166.34%


123,68%


$115,513 $179,721 $ 62,006


 aThis is the return to the
other words, operators! salaries
eluded in cost when this measure
included as one of seven factors


the measure used for level of profit.


operator for his time and his capital, in
and interest on investment are not in-
of profit is calculated. It is not
associated with level of profit. It is


$


$