Table 3. Broiler Assembly Costs in Cents per Pound of Live Broiler 

 for Six Firm Sizes at Three Density Levels. 



level. At the intermediate density level, the cost per pound increases 

 from .637 cents a pound for firm A to .919 cents a pound for firm F. 

 The cost per pound increases from .517 cents to .654 cents a pound over 

 the same firm size range at the highest density level considered. The 

 rate of increase in unit assembly cost with increases in firm size diminish- 

 es as production density increases as illustrated in Figure 2. 



Figure 2. 



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Broiler Assembly Costs per Pound for Various Size Firms Producing 

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25,000 pound density level 



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