from 0.115 cents for hatchery A to 0.069 cents for hatchery H. Most of 

 the economies occur between the capacity range of hatcheries A and E. 



Table 14. Weekly Costs and Cost Per Chick for Electricity, Fuel 



and Telephone for Eight Model Hatcheries Operating 



at 100 Percent of Capacity. 



* Fuel cost per week derived by averaging annual fuel costs over a 52-week period. 



Summary of Costs 



Table 15 is a summary of costs for hatching straight-run broiler 

 chicks by the eight model hatcheries with operations at 100 percent of 

 capacity. The unit cost of each input category decreases with increased 

 scale. Most of the economies are derived from labor as a result of dimin- 

 ishing labor requirements for the variable and surveillance operations. 

 Labor provides 72 percent of the economies determined in this study. In 

 order of decreasing importance, the remaining categories provide the 

 balance of the economies : management, building, miscellaneous, equip- 

 ment, and supplies. 



Table 15. Summary of Hatching Costs for Operating Eight Model Hatcheries 



at 100 Percent of Capacity. 



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