TABLE 4.--Weighted Average Costs of Packing and Selling Florida ORANGES, per
 1-3/5 Bushel Equivalent, by Type of Container, 41 Packinghouses, .,
 1962-63.

 1-3/5 bu. 5-1b. 8-lb. 5-1b. Mesh 8-1b. Mesh
 Type of Container Wirebound Mesh Mesh Bag in Bag in
 box Bag Bag Master Ctn. Master Ctn.


Number of Packinghouses

Average vo lu* i'packed
 (1-3/5 bu. equiv.)


 Materials:
 Containers,.
 Other materials
 Total materials

 Labor:
 Receive, truck, dump
 Cratemaking, labeling
 Foremen, graders, others
 Wrap and pack
 Truck, check, load
 Payrolltaxes, comp. ins.
 Total labor

Other direct operating:
 Power, lights, water
 Repairs-bldgs., equip.
 Misc. supplies and exp.
 Total other direct
Indirect operating:
 Insurance-fire & cas.
 Taxes and licenses
 Depreciation
 Rent
 Total direct

Total packing expense:
Administrativea
Selling
Other itemsc
 Total Packing & Selling


 28 24 23 17 9


 25,845 6,002 2,606 1,775 525
 Costs per 1-3/5 bushel

 $0.3810 $0.7554'$0.5531 $1.1235 $0.9942
 .0187 .0177 .0192 .0134 .0123
 $0.3997 :.,$7731 $0.5723 $1.1369 WiL.0065


 $0.0406 $0.0554 $0.0511 $0.0435 $0.0454
 .0454 .0116 .0082 .0441 .0491
 .0989 .1637 .1375 .1382 .1326
 .0850 .1500 .1295 .1588 .1398
 .0587 .1166 .0948 .0882 .0781
 .0324 .0442 .0390 .0409 .0436
$0.3610 $0.5415 $0.4601 $0.5137 $0.4886


$0.0224 $0.0349 $0.0300 $0.0228 $0.0261
 .0794 .1014 .1038 .0996 .1220
 .0164 .0287 .0249 .0165 .0224
$0.1185 $0.1650 $0- 1587 $0.1389 $0.1705


$0.0214 $0.0251 $0.0210 150.0201 $0.0195
 .0175 .0230 .0242 .0162 .0175
 .0553 .0787 .0721 .0538 .0537
 .0004 .0009 .0010 .0004 .0008
$0.0946 $0.1277 $0.1183 $0.0905 $0.0915

$0.9738 $1.6073 $1.3094 $1.8800 $1.7571
 .0838 .0987 .1015 .0621 .0876
 .1187 .1140 .1225 .0854 .1087
 .2243 .2185 .2131 .2237 .2283
$1.4006 $2.0385 $1.7465 $2.2512 $2.1817


 aAdministrative expense includes management and office salaries, office
expense, auto and travel, interest,'telephone and telegraph.
 ''Selling includes sales salaries, travel, telephone and telegraph, but ex-
cludde brokerage, commission and auction charges.
 cOther items include Florida citrus advertising tax, Federal-State inspection
and testing, Growers Administrative Committee and Florida Citrus Mutual assess-
ments, degreening, precooling, color-add and wax.