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076 EQUITY,
 EQUITY CAPITAL,
 NET WORTH


F: CAPITAUX PROPRES,
 SITUATION NETTE
 S: CAPITAL PROPIO,
 VALOR NETO


TOTAL ASSETS less IOTAL LIABILITIES. If need be, it may be
segregated into farm and non-farm EQUITY. It represents the
farmer's contribution of CAPITAL to the economic unit.


077 EQUITY RATIO


F: RATIO CAPITAUX PROPRES:CAPITAL TOTAL
 S: INDEPENDENCIA FINANCIER


EQUITY CAPITAL divided by TOTAL FARM CAPITAL. It is a measure of
the level of freedom from indebtedness and is usually expressed as
a percentage.


078 EVENT NODE,
 CHANCE NODE


F: NOEUD EVENEMENTIEL,
 NOEUD DE HAZARD
 S: NUDO DE EVENT,
NUDO DE PROBABILIDADES


A point in a DECISION TREE where uncertainty exists as to which of
a number of events or STATES OF NATURE will occur.


F: SENTIER D'EXPANSION
S: CAMINO DE EXPANSION


The ISOCLINE EQUATION relevant to the expansion of production
under given INPUT prices.


080 EXPECTED UTILITY


F: UTILITE PREVISIONNELLE
 S: UTILIDAD ESPERADA


A criterion for risky choice computed as the weighted average of
the UTILITIES of the possible CONSEQUENCES where the weight for
each consequence is its SUBJECTIVE PROBABILITY of occurrence.


081 FACTORIAL DESIGN


F: DISPOSITIF FACTORIEL
 S: DISENO FACTORIAL


An experimental design in which each factor appears with each
level of each other factor.


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