Estimate the capital that will be required in establishing a one-hectare fruit farm based  on the following data:  Grafted planting materials: 250 seedlings @ P300/seedling  Stakes: 250 pcs @ P2.50/pc  Fertilizer: 1 bag @ P400/bag  Pesticides: 1 kg Alliete @ P1,250/kg; 3 quarts Thiodan @ P250/qrt e. Land preparation: P3,500  Planting: Layout & staking – 3 man-days @ P350/man-day; hole digging &  planting – 20 man-days @ P350/man-day  Replanting: 1 man-day @ P350/man-day  Fertilization: 5 man-days @ P350/man-day  Weeding: Mowing – 12 man-days @ P350/man-day; Ringweeding – 30 man days @ P350/man-day  Pruning: 4 man-days @ P350/man-day  Irrigation: 12 man-days @ P350/man-day  Pest control: 9 man-days @ P350/man-day  Costs of equipment and tools  Irrigation pump and fittings: P45,000  Brushcutter: P12,500  Sprayer: P3,500  Pruning shear: P350  Organization expenses and working capital  Expenses for a feasibility study: P10,000  Business permit: P5,000  Working capital: P150,000  NOTE THAT: Operating costs are expenses incurred while running the business venture. Estimate the operating cost of a one-hectare fruit farm based on the following technical  coefficients:  Orchard maintenance: 60 man-days @ P350/man-day; starts on the first year of  operation; assume a yearly increase of cost by 25% up to the fifth year; 30% increase  in the succeeding years  Repair of equipment and facilities: 5% of the value of fixed assets with moving  parts (i.e., pump, brush cutter, and sprayer); no repairs in the first two years; 5%  increase in the succeeding years  Land rent: P4,500/year; starts on the first yea

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Estimate the capital that will be required in establishing a one-hectare fruit farm based  on the following data: 

  1. Grafted planting materials: 250 seedlings @ P300/seedling 
  2. Stakes: 250 pcs @ P2.50/pc 
  3. Fertilizer: 1 bag @ P400/bag 
  4. Pesticides: 1 kg Alliete @ P1,250/kg; 3 quarts Thiodan @ P250/qrt e. Land preparation: P3,500 
  5. Planting: Layout & staking – 3 man-days @ P350/man-day; hole digging &  planting – 20 man-days @ P350/man-day 
  6. Replanting: 1 man-day @ P350/man-day 
  7. Fertilization: 5 man-days @ P350/man-day 
  8. Weeding: Mowing – 12 man-days @ P350/man-day; Ringweeding – 30 man days @ P350/man-day 
  9. Pruning: 4 man-days @ P350/man-day 
  10. Irrigation: 12 man-days @ P350/man-day 
  11. Pest control: 9 man-days @ P350/man-day 

Costs of equipment and tools 

  1. Irrigation pump and fittings: P45,000 
  2. Brushcutter: P12,500 
  3. Sprayer: P3,500 
  4. Pruning shear: P350 

Organization expenses and working capital 

  1. Expenses for a feasibility study: P10,000 
  2. Business permit: P5,000 
  3. Working capital: P150,000 

NOTE THAT:

  1. Operating costs are expenses incurred while running the business venture. Estimate the operating cost of a one-hectare fruit farm based on the following technical  coefficients: 
  2. Orchard maintenance: 60 man-days @ P350/man-day; starts on the first year of  operation; assume a yearly increase of cost by 25% up to the fifth year; 30% increase  in the succeeding years 
  3. Repair of equipment and facilities: 5% of the value of fixed assets with moving  parts (i.e., pump, brush cutter, and sprayer); no repairs in the first two years; 5%  increase in the succeeding years 
  4. Land rent: P4,500/year; starts on the first year
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