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MILK SURVEY OF THE CITY OF ROCHESTER 



TABLE NO. 72 

 UNIT PLANT CHARGES BASED ON COSTS OF BIG DEALERS 



Retail 

 unit. 



Wholesale 

 unit. 



FACTORY. 



Factory supplies 000756 .000215 



Light and power 001630 .000824 



Coal 000663 .000276 



Water .000109 .000045 



DELIVERY. 



Hay and grain 004012 .000828 



Blacksmithing 000929 .000194 



Repairs to rolling stock 001065 .000222 



Barn expense .000144 .000034 



Ice 000152 .000127 



Bottles 002720 .000739 



Cans 000187 .000947 



Caps . 000459 ..000100 



Cases 000446 .000118 



OFFICE. 



Advertising 000558 



Printing 000485 .000026 



Carfares 000166 



Postage .000149 .000161 



Telephone 000227 .000135 



FIXED CHARGES. 



Taxes 000854 .000673 



Insurance 000661 .000419 



Interest 000735 .000242 



Allowances 001525 .000165 



Stationery 000419 .000254 



Depreciation on 



Buildings 000823 .000547 



Rolling stock 001113 .000622 



Machinery and equipment 001252 .001219 



Furniture and fixtures 000082 .000041 



Repairs to buildings 001027 .000451 



Accounts charged off 000896 .000106 



Sundries 001424 .001020 



Rent .000141 



Total . .025668 .012267 



Item .012267 represents the unit cost of plant charges for wholesale 

 bottled milk. Substracting .000957 which represents bottle, caps and case 

 charges, gives the figure .011310 which is the unit plant cost for wholesale 

 can milk. 



All of the plants of the small dealers were visited by the inspectors 

 and many attempts made to secure a statement of the expenditures by 

 small dealers for supplies and other expenses independent of labor costs. 

 It was found impossible, however, to secure from these men figures of 

 sufficient accuracy to justify an independent report. Consequently, the 



