AIIC 2013‚ 24-26 April‚ Azores‚ Portugal - Proceedings- BREAK EVEN ANALYSIS OF BROILER PRODUCTION IN THE ACCRA-TEMA AND KUMASI AREAS Mahama‚ E.A. Agricultural Research Centre‚ University of Ghana‚ Legon Andah‚ E.K. Amegashie‚ D.P.K. Mensah-Bonsu‚ A. Dept of Agricultural Economics & Agribusiness‚ University of Ghana‚ Legon Abstract: The paper examines the profitability of broiler production‚ using the break even concept. The break even quantities‚ net present values and internal
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Marx and the Marxist theory of historical materialism‚ a mode of production (in German: Produktionsweise‚ meaning ’the way of producing ’) is a specific combination of: * productive forces: these include human labour power and available knowledge given the level of technology in the means of production (e.g. tools‚ equipment‚ buildings and technologies‚ materials‚ and improved land). * social and technical relations of production: these include the property‚ power and control relations governing
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THE ECONOMICS OF MASS PRODUCTION. The United States economy changed dramatically in the period following the Civil War. Business itself changed during this time: various ways were tried to increase the size of businesses‚ including trusts and holding companies. The average standard of living more than doubled between 1870 and 1910 and manufacturing‚ rather than agriculture‚ became businesses central feature. A major factor in this increase was the rise of big businesses and the widespread use
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UTILIZATION OF BANANA PEEL WASTE TO PRODUCE ETHANOL I Introduction Due to increasing demand for energy‚ renewable energy sources particularly waste products like banana peel waste can be utilized to produce ethanol‚ as the vitality of ethanol are well known in science world‚ besides the methods of producing it is incomplex and it can give big impact to the world. II Body A Ethanol is widely recognized these days as a very promising alternative source of energy (Low & Isserman
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the environment it becomes pollution. This seminar focuses on LEAN productions‚ which aims at elimination of wastes there by reducing the environmental degradation. CONTENTS 1. Introduction 2. Lean production system 3. Basic elements of lean manufacturing 4. Overview of lean production system 5. Lean techniques 6. Characteristics of lean 7. Benefits of implementing lean 8. Case Study 9. Conclusion
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Production 1. 175 million bushels grown annually‚ corn is Kentucky’s leading cash crop in terms of value. 2. Kentucky ranks 14th in the nation for corn production. 3. Bourbon County .............................................. 783‚200 bushels 4. Corn is the most widely produced feed grain in the United States‚ accounting for more than 90 percent of total value and production of feed grains. 5. Around 80 million acres of land are planted to corn‚ with the majority of the crop
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neutral’‚ which means that the CO 2 released when it is burned is balanced by the uptake of CO 2 from the atmosphere by plants growing to produce more grain. In light of its advantages‚ world production of ethanol has increased dramatically in recent years. As grain will continue to be used for biofuel production‚ it is appropriate that we should seek to maximize the yield of ethanol. One way to do this is to study the effects of various factors on the rate of fermentation. Ethanol and CO 2 are produced
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Factors of Production 1. Land 2. Labor 3. Capital (Money) is not actually considered as capital in economics as it does not produce a good and service but it is rather a form of asset that is used as a medium of exchange. 4. Entrepreneurship The 3 E’s in ECONOMICS 1. Efficiency refers to productivity and proper allocation of economic resources. 2. Equity means justice and fairness. 3. Effectiveness means attainment of goals and objectives. Types of Economic Systems To address
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Chocolate is a key ingredient in many foods such as milk shakes‚ candy bars‚ cookies and cereals. Despite its popularity‚ most people do not know the unique origins of this popular treat. Chocolate is a product that requires complex procedures to produce. The process involves harvesting coca‚ refining coca to cocoa beans‚ and shipping the cocoa beans to the manufacturing factory for cleaning‚ coaching and grinding. These cocoa beans will then be imported or exported to other countries and be transformed
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of timber production is more considerable and alternative systems to clear-felling (large areas of woodland cut down at the same time) are used. Coppicing (management based on regeneration by regrowth from the cut stumps) can be used for some hardwood species‚ such as willow‚ hazel and ash‚ and causes least disruption on the forest ecosystem. set aside’ land schemes’ This scheme is set to encourage land owners / farmers to allow areas of land previously used for food production to return
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