Economic Feasibility Analyses 



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Table 28-10. — Total mill costs, including wood, discounts, and commissions, and 15 

 percent after-tax profit, to manufacture 1 MSF of '/2-inch structural exterior flakehoard 

 from mixed southern species' (Derived from Vajda 1978 and Harpole 1978b) — Continued 



Estimated 



Estimated' Total achievable 



Mill location and Intercept Slope wood cost mill sales price 



raw material a b x cost' fob mill^ 



Dollars/ DoUarslMSF 



ovendry ton 



112.5 MMSF ANNUAL CAPACITY, '/i-INCH BASIS 



Texas-Louisiana border 



Flakes and chips 109.11 1.26 16 129 192 to 



Roundwood and chips 1 17.94 1.33 16 139 200 



Arkansas-Missouri border 



Flakes and chips 109.21 1 .26 18 132 200 to 



Roundwood and chips 1 18.05 1 .33 16 139 206 



South Georgia 



Flakes and chips 107.27 1.27 18 130 199 to 



Roundwood and chips 115.82 1.34 20 143 213 



West Virginia 



Flakes and chips 133.26 1.27 18 156 216 to 



Roundwood and chips 145.87 1.34 19 171 218 



150 MMSF ANNUAL CAPACITY, '/2-INCH BASIS 



Texas-Louisiana border 



Flakes and chips 106.52 1.24 16 126 192 to 



Roundwood and chips 114.27 1.31 16 135 200 



Arkansas-Missouri border 



Flakes and chips 106.61 1.24 18 129 201 to 



Roundwood and chips 114.38 1.31 16 135 206 



South Georgia 



Flakes and chips 104.69 1.24 18 127 199 to 



Roundwood and chips 112.11 1.31 20 138 213 



West Virginia 



Flakes and chips 132.41 1.24 18 155 216 to 



Roundwood and chips 142.97 1.31 19 168 218 



'Based on 1976 regional wood prices and assuming that flakes residual from other manufacturing 

 operations are priced the same as residual bark-free pulp chips; assumes 60 percent dense hardwoods 

 and 40 percent soft hardwoods or softwoods. Costs are expressed in terms of wood cost per ovendry 

 ton (x) in regression equations of the form: Production cost = a -I- bx. 



^Includes selling allowance of 2 percent fob mill selling price plus $.50/MSF of rated annual 

 output per year. 



¥rom table 27-8B. 



■^100 percent flakes. 



^40 percent flakes and 60 percent chips. 



^40 percent chips and 60 percent barky roundwood. 



