Table 8. — Time required and costs for labor and material, per package, for 

 packaging 6-pack apples, oranges, and pears in 3 types of packages 1/ 



Cellophane ove? 

 wrap tray 



Labor and 

 materials 



Time 



Cost 



Cellophane sleeve- 

 vrap tray 



Time 



Cost 



Polyethylene bag 



Time 



Cost 



Labor: 



Fill tray , 



Fill and close bag. , 



Wrap package 



Miscellaneous wrap 



elements , 



Feed packaging line, 

 Packaging flat 



handling , 



Weigh and price 



Weigh, irregular 



element 



Display (putting in 



selling area) 



Total 



15 percent allow- 

 ance 



Total, 



Materials : 



Cellophane 



No. 2 tray 



Polyethylene bags . . 

 Label 



Total, 



Total labor and 



material per package 



Minutes Cents Minutes Cents 



0.172 



.367 



.042 

 •039 



.008 

 .130 



•033 

 .090 



0.172 



.198 



.038 

 •039 



.008 

 .130 



.033 

 .090 



Minutes Cents 



0.282 



.032 

 .039 



.008 

 .212 



.023 

 .090 



TB8T 

 .132 



TfoB - 

 .106 



^86" 



.103 



1.013 2/ 3.03 .814 2/ 2.kk .789 2/ 2.37 



3/ .62 

 .67 



.05 

 — T^r 



kl .kk 

 .67 



.05 



OF 



" J -11 



1.03 



1.013 



4.37 



.814 



3.60 



.789 



3A0 



1/ Cost for pears in cellophane overwrap and sleevewrap packages only. 



2/ Labor @ $1.80 per hour. 



3/ 13" x Ik" LSAT second quality cellophane film. 



kj 8" x 16" LSAT second quality cellophane film. 



5/ 5" x 3i" x Ik" polyethylene film (poly) bags. 



NOTE: LSAT is a code used by some manufacturers who designate that the cello- 

 phane film is partially moisture protected, water resistant for wet or moist 

 products and heat sealable. 



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