Variable Cost Number Units Cost Total Your Cost
of Units $/Unit Cost/Acre $/Acre
Seed 30 Pounds 4.00 126.00 $____________
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 0 Ounces 2.00 - $____________
Post-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)* 180 Bushels 0.30 54.00 $____________
Hauling & Transportation* 180 Bushels 0.17 30.60 $____________
Miscellaneous Overhead 1 Acre 10.00 10.00 $____________
Machinery Fuel 1 Acre 26.00 26.00 $____________
Machinery 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 3 Acre 6.50 19.50 $____________
Subtotal Acre $542.85 $____________
Interest (1/2 year at 8.0%) 0.5 Acre 8.00% 21.71 $____________
Total Variable Acre $564.56 $____________
Fixed Machinery Cost 1 Acre 59.00 59.00 $____________
Fixed Irrigation Cost 1 Acre 70.00 70.00 $____________
Total (Excluding Land) Acre $693.56 $____________
Land Real Estate Taxes 1 Acre 0.30% 8.90 $____________
Land Interest 2511 Acre 4.00% 118.64 $____________
Total Cost Acre $821.10 $____________
* Drying & Transportation Costs Change With Yields
Breakeven Price in $/Bushel
Yield in Variable Total Cost Total
Bu/Acre Cost Excluding Land Cost
120 $4.47 $5.54 $6.61
130 $4.16 $5.15 $6.14
140 $3.90 $4.82 $5.73
150 $3.67 $4.53 $5.38
160 $3.47 $4.28 $5.07
170 $3.29 $4.05 $4.80
180 $3.14 $3.85 $4.56
190 $3.00 $3.68 $4.35
200 $2.87 $3.51 $4.15
210 $2.76 $3.37 $3.98
220 $2.65 $3.24 $3.82
230 $2.56 $3.12 $3.67
240 $2.47 $3.01 $3.54
250 $2.39 $2.91 $3.42
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