FISHERY BULLETIN: VOL. 74, NO. 2 



$/lb. 



1973 Normal 

 t I 



$/lb. 



k.OO - 



3.00 ^ 



2.00 _ 



1.00 



Normal 



CLASS 



CLASS 



$/lb. 



4.00 - 



3.00 



2. 00 = _: 



1.00 



30 kO 50 60 



CLASS II I 



75 



71* 



73 



LB. 



(1000) 



20 



30 



75 

 74 

 73 



40 



CLASS IV 



50 



LB. 



:iooo) 



$/lb. »- 



3.00 - 



2.00 



1.00 - 



1973 Normal 



20 



30 



40 



50 



LB. 



:iooo) 



Figure l. — Break-even undiscounted cash flow analysis 

 (0% rate of return on investment) based on 1973 costs 

 and returns data, and with costs inflated to 1974 and 

 1975 levels, for five classes of shrimp vessels operating in 

 the Gulf of Mexico. 



CLASS V 



306 



