Unit Cost 



r, for 



Processing 



80| 



75 



n r 



Unit 



Cost for 

 Pr ocessing 



I r 



.150 



"1 — I 1 1 — I — 1 r 



' I ' I 



.300 



Economies of scale curve 



J 1 I I I I L__L 



100 



200 300 400 500 600 

 BROILERS-HEAD PER HOUR 



J I I I I 



700 800 



20 - 



J 



500 1000 



J L 



2000 



3000 



4000 



5000 6000 7000 



BROILERS — HEAD PER HOUR 



J L 



8000 



J L 



9000 



10000 



IIOOO 



12000 



FiKiire !). Broilers: Economies of Sralc Curve and Average Cost Curves for 10 Model Plants. 



