Dairy product manufacturing costs at cooperative plants
Published: 1983
Language: eng
Number of pages: 23
Subjects: Manufacturing; Productivity; Dairy products; Costs and returns
Description: Extract: Cost data are summarized for 14 plants manufacturing cheese, butter, and powder and average costs are presented for each product. Average cost curves are estimated for each plant. The scale of plant for least-cost operations is identified for plants of each product type. Plant capacity utilization and seasonal volume variation and their impacts on manufacturing cost are delineated.