Groundnut Production Cost
A.Non-Material cost:
|
Sl.
no
|
Items of operation
|
Mechanical labours @1400tk/ha
|
No. of labours
@250tk/head/day
|
Total cost
(Tk.)
|
|
01.
|
Preparation of land by 5 ploughing & laddering
|
5X1400
|
35
|
15,750.00
|
|
02.
|
Trimming of ails, spading of corners, breaking of clods & removal of stubble
|
|
6
|
1500.00
|
|
03.
|
Application of manures & fertilizers
|
|
3
|
750.00
|
|
04.
|
Shelling out of groundnut & line sowing
|
|
25
|
6250.00
|
|
05.
|
Thinning out & gap filling
|
|
5
|
1250.00
|
|
06.
|
Weeding, thinning, earthing up & top dressing of fertilizers (2 times)
|
|
60
|
15,000.00
|
|
07.
|
Irrigation application (2 times)
|
|
6
|
1500.00
|
|
08.
|
Application of pesticides
|
|
3
|
750.00
|
|
09.
|
Harvesting & cleaning
|
|
50
|
12,500.00
|
|
10.
|
Drying & storage
|
|
10
|
2500.00
|
|
|
Total
|
=
|
=
|
57,750.00
|
B. Material cost:
|
Sl.
no
|
Items
|
Quantity required
Kg/ha
|
Price
Tk./kg
|
Cost
(Tk.)
|
|
01.
|
Seed
|
100
|
116
|
11,600.00
|
|
02.
|
Manures & Fertilizers
|
|
|
|
|
|
Cowdung
|
2000
|
1Tk./kg
|
2,000.00
|
|
|
Urea
|
25
|
18.00
|
450.00
|
|
|
TSP
|
160
|
23.00
|
3,680.00
|
|
|
MoP
|
85
|
17.00
|
1,445.00
|
|
|
Gypsum
|
170
|
30.00
|
5,100.00
|
|
|
Boric acid
|
10
|
200
|
2,000.00
|
|
|
ZnSO4
|
4
|
150
|
600.00
|
|
03.
|
Pesticides
|
|
|
500.00
|
|
04.
|
Miscellaneous
|
|
|
500.00
|
|
|
Total
|
=
|
=
|
27,875.00
|
Total input cost: Non-Material cost (A) + Material cost (B)
= (57,750.00 + 27,875.00) Tk. = 85,625.00 Tk.
C. Overhead cost:
|
Sl.no.
|
Items
|
Cost (Tk.)
|
|
01.
|
Interest on total input cost @ 8% for 6 months
|
3,425.00
|
|
02.
|
Interest on lease value of land 10,000 @ 10 tk. per annum for a period of 6 months
|
500.00
|
|
03.
|
Miscellaneous cost (5% of total input cost)
|
4,281.25
|
|
|
Total
|
8,206.25
|
Total cost of production = Non-Material cost (A) + Material cost (B) + Overhead cost (C)
= (57,750.00 + 27,875.00 + 8,206.25) Tk.
= 93,831.25 Tk.
D. Gross income
|
Products
|
Yield (kg/ha)
|
Value rate (Tk./kg)
|
Value (Tk.)
|
|
1. Grain
|
2400
|
75
|
1,80,000.00
|
|
2. Byproduct
|
3600
|
2
|
7,200.00
|
|
Total
|
=
|
=
|
1,87,200.00
|
E. Net income = Gross income – Total cost of production
= (1, 87,200.00- 93,831.25) Tk.
= 93,168.75 Tk.
Benefit cost ratio (BCR) = Gross income/ Total cost of production
= 1, 87,200.00 tk. / 93,831.25 tk.
= 1.99
Cost of production per unit of product (CPUP) = TCP – VB / YP
= 93,831.25 tk. – 7,200.00 tk. / 2400 kg
= 36.10 tk. / kg
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