Variable Cost Number Units Cost Total Your Cost
of Units $/Unit Cost/Acre $/Acre
Seed 85 Pounds 0.56 47.60 $____________
Nitrogen 150 Pounds 0.44 66.00 $____________
Phosphate 30 Pounds 0.65 19.50 $____________
Potash 40 Pounds 0.70 28.00 $____________
Limestone 0 Tons 25.00 - $____________
Zinc 3 Pounds 2.75 8.25 $____________
Sulfur 0 Pounds 0.00 - $____________
Fungicide 1 Ounces 18.00 18.00 $____________
Pre-Emerge - Newpath 1 Ounces 30.00 30.00 $____________
Post-Emerge - Propanil 1 Acre 10.00 10.00 $____________
Insecticide 0 Acre 0.00 - $____________
Drying (Custom/Bushel)* 160 Bushels 0.30 48.00 $____________
Hauling & Transportation* 160 Bushels 0.17 27.20 $____________
Miscellaneous Overhead 1 Acre 10.00 10.00 $____________
Machinery Fuel 1 Acre 26.00 26.00 $____________
Machine Repairs 1 Acre 14.00 14.00 $____________
Irrigation Fuel 1 Acre 50.00 50.00 $____________
Irrigation Repairs 1 Acre 12.00 12.00 $____________
Labor 1 Acre 24.00 24.00 $____________
Scout 1 Acre 8.00 8.00 $____________
Irrigation Labor 1 Acre 7.00 7.00 $____________
Custom Application 4 Acre 6.50 26.00 $____________
Subtotal Acre $479.55 $____________
Interest (1/2 year at 8.0%) 0.5 Acre 8.00% 19.18 $____________
Total Variable Acre $498.73 $____________
Fixed Machinery Cost 1 Acre 59.00 59.00 $____________
Fixed Irrigation Cost 1 Acre 70.00 70.00 $____________
Total (Excluding Land) Acre $627.73 $____________
Land Real Estate Taxes 1 Acre 0.30% 8.90 $____________
Land Interest 2966 Acre 4.00% 118.64 $____________
Total Cost Acre $755.27 $____________
* Drying & Transportation Costs Change With Yields
Breakeven Price in $/Bushel
Yield in Variable Total Cost Total
Bu/Acre Cost Excluding Land Cost
100 $4.71 $6.00 $7.27
110 $4.32 $5.49 $6.65
120 $4.00 $5.07 $6.14
130 $3.73 $4.72 $5.70
140 $3.50 $4.42 $5.33
150 $3.29 $4.15 $5.00
160 $3.12 $3.92 $4.72
170 $2.96 $3.72 $4.47
180 $2.82 $3.54 $4.25
190 $2.70 $3.38 $4.05
200 $2.59 $3.23 $3.87
210 $2.49 $3.10 $3.71
220 $2.40 $2.98 $3.56
230 $2.31 $2.87 $3.43
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