TABLE 3.--ESTIMATED TOTAL AND AVERAGE COSTS FOR FILLING AND WEIGHING 100-POUND
 BURLAP BAGS ACCORDING TO METHODS FOR VARYING ANNUAL VOLUMES


 Method and Output per Hour
 Annual
 Volume Method A Method B Method A Method B
 (cwt.) 312 321 624 642


 Total Cost per Season (dollars)

 10,000 545 449 887 640
 20,000 679 640 1020 830
 30,000 813 ,831 1153 1020
 40,000 947 1022 1286 1210
 50,000 1081 1213 1419 1400
 75,000 1416 1690 1752 1875
 100,000 .... .... 2084 2350
 125,000 .... .... 2416 2825
 150,000 .... .... 2749 3300
 175,000 .... .... 3082 3775

 Average Cost per Hundredweight (cents)

 10,000 5.45 4.49 8.87 6.40
 20,000 3.40 3.20 5.10 4.15
 30,000 2.71 2.77 3.84 3.40
 40,000 2.37 2.55 3.22 3.02
 50,000 2.16 2.43 2.84 2.80
 75,000 1.89 2.25 2.34 2.50
 100,000 .... .... 2.08 2.35
 125,000 ....... 1.93 2.26
 150,000 .... .... 1.83 2.20
 175,000 .... .... 1.76 2.16