TABLE 6.--ESTIMATED TOTAL AND AVERAGE COSTS FOR FILLING AND WEIGHING 50-POUND
 PAPER BAGS ACCORDING TO METHOD FOR VARYING ANNUAL VOLUMES


 Method and Output per Hour (50-pound bags)
 Annual
 Volume Method A Method B Method A Method B
 (bags) 428 390 856 780


Total Cost per Season


10,000
20,000
30,000
40,000
50,000
75,000
100,000
125,000
150,000
175,000
200,000
225,000


455
552
649
746
843
1086
1328
1570

*.. *
... *


375
531
687
843
999
1389
1779



... 


(dollars)


745
842
939
1036
1133
1376
1618
1860
2103
2346
2588
2830


527
683
839
995
1151
1541
1931
2321
2711
3101
3491
3881


Average Cost per


4.55
2.76
2.16
1.86
1.69
1.45
1.33
1.26



,* e
... *


3.75
2.66
2.29
2.11
2.00
1.85
1.78



* o.
*.. *


50-pound Bag (cents)


7.45
4.21
3.13
2.59
2.27
1.83
1.62
1.49
1.40
1.34
1.29
1.26


10,000
20,000
30,000
40,000
50,000
75,000
100,000
125,000
150,000
175,000
200,000
225,000


5.27
3.42
2.80
2.49
2.30
2.05
1.93
1.86
1.81
1.77
1.75
1.72


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