IDLENESS AND CARELESSNESS 21 



IDLENESS, CARELESSNESS, AND WASTE OF 

 MACHINERY 



24. Idleness, carelessness, and waste of machinery can be 

 estimated in dollars. Thus, if a man idles away a day when 

 he can earn $1.50 per day at work, he has lost this money 

 as completely as though it had fallen through a hole in his 

 pocket. 



FARMING WITHOUT PROFITS 

 EXERCISE 



1. How much does a man lose who idles away 140 work 

 days each year, when wages are 75$ a day with board ? 



2. In a family of 5 children of school age only one attends 

 school. How much of the state's school fund does the family 

 lose when the state pays $4.40 per year for the education of 

 each child ? 



3. A self-binder that cost a merchant $100 was left out 

 in the open for 2 yr. and then sold for $50. Money being 

 worth 6%, estimate the cost of this carelessness. 



