THE VENEZUELAN SALT-FISH INDUSTRIES 



Plant : Building and dock 



2,000 M^ at Bs 150 per M^ Bs 300,000 



Tanks, tables, benches, etc « 15,000 



Conveyors, hand trucks 10,000 



Tunnel dryers, k at Bs 10,000 40,000 



Presses, 2 at Bs 5,000 each 10,000 



Boiler, pumps, motors, generators, 



etc 20,000 



Salt kiln , grinders , mixers , etc ...... 15,000 



Bs UO.OOO 



Revolving fund: 



For purchase of fishing supplies and 

 materials which will be sold to fish- 

 ermen at reasonable prices Bs 30,000 



For purchase of food, clothing, etc., 



for advance to fishermen 10,000 



For purchase of salt, barrels, 



baskets, chemicals, fish, etc 360.000 



Bs 400,000 



Operating reserve : 



For emergency , Bs 60.000 



Total capital outlay Bs 1,000,000 



$300,000 U.S. 

 SUMMART 



1, Selling price of products, FAS Puerto Sucre (Cumana) Moisture content 30 percent 

 or lower. 



2,000,000 kilos at Bs 0.876 per kilo 



(about $0.12 per pound) Bs 1,752,000.00 



2. Cost of production, FAS Puerto Sucre. 



Cost of fish Bs 800,000 



Barrels 5,000 (amortized over 2 years) 



Salt , 100,000 



Transport 48,600 



Plant operations. 132.250 



Total Bs 1.085. 850. 00 



Gross gains , Bs 666,150.00 



Amortiaation of capital outlay for replacement and repair 



Vessels: 5 years Bs 24,000 per year 



Truck: 3 years 3,500 " " 



Plant: 5 years 82,000 " ". 



Total Bs 109,500 per year 



Gross gain., Bs 666,150 

 Amortization Bs 109.500 

 Net gain....B8 556,650 



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