Variable Cost Number Units Cost Total Your Cost
of Units $/Unit Cost/Acre $/Acre
Seed Includes $6 Tech Fee 30 Pounds 3.60 114.00 $____________
Nitrogen 150 Pounds 0.50 75.00 $____________
Phosphate 30 Pounds 0.42 12.60 $____________
Potash 40 Pounds 0.28 11.20 $____________
Limestone 0 Tons 21.00 - $____________
Zinc 3 Pounds 2.75 8.25 $____________
Sulfur 0 Pounds 0.00 - $____________
Fungicide 0 Ounces 2.00 - $____________
Post-Emerge - Newpath 8 Ounces 4.00 32.00 $____________
Post-Emerge - Propanil 1 Acre 10.00 10.00 $____________
Insecticide 0 Acre 0.00 - $____________
Drying (Custom/Bushel)* 180 Bushels 0.30 54.00 $____________
Hauling & Transportation* 180 Bushels 0.16 28.80 $____________
Miscellaneous Overhead 1 Acre 10.00 10.00 $____________
Machinery Fuel 1 Acre 28.00 28.00 $____________
Machine Repairs 1 Acre 14.00 14.00 $____________
Irrigation Fuel 1 Acre 55.00 55.00 $____________
Irrigation Repairs 1 Acre 9.00 9.00 $____________
Labor 1 Acre 21.00 21.00 $____________
Scout 1 Acre 8.00 8.00 $____________
Irrigation Labor 1 Acre 5.00 5.00 $____________
Custom Application 3 Acre 5.50 16.50 $____________
Subtotal Acre $512.35 $____________
Interest (1/2 year at 8.0%) 0.5 Acre 8.00% 20.49 $____________
Total Variable Acre $532.84 $____________
Fixed Machinery Cost 1 Acre 58.00 58.00 $____________
Fixed Irrigation Cost 1 Acre 62.00 62.00 $____________
Total (Excluding Land) Acre $652.84 $____________
Land Real Estate Taxes 1 Acre 0.30% 7.53 $____________
Land Interest 2511 Acre 4.00% 100.44 $____________
Total Cost Acre $760.82 $____________
* Drying & Transportation Costs Change With Yields
Breakeven Price in $/Bushel
Yield in Variable Total Cost Total
Bu/Acre Cost Excluding Land Cost
120 $4.21 $5.21 $6.11
130 $3.92 $4.84 $5.68
140 $3.67 $4.53 $5.30
150 $3.46 $4.26 $4.98
160 $3.27 $4.02 $4.70
170 $3.11 $3.81 $4.45
180 $2.96 $3.63 $4.23
190 $2.83 $3.46 $4.03
200 $2.71 $3.31 $3.85
210 $2.60 $3.17 $3.69
220 $2.51 $3.05 $3.54
230 $2.42 $2.94 $3.41
240 $2.34 $2.84 $3.29
250 $2.26 $2.74 $3.17
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