20 THE BOOK OF FRUIT BOTTLING 
Selling price of I-lb. bottle, 8d. 
Therefore profit per bottle, 22d. or 3d. 
Bb sterliser, profit per charge, 12 x 9d: = Oc.mipes 
charge. 
4 charges x 9s.== 92s. per day. 
5 days x 12s.—60s.=/ 2 per-week. 
Working expenses and capital must of course be 
considered, otherwise there would be no “ business” 
in it. 
Labour—- Sade 
Forewoman or owner of the garden per day . 
. whole time would not be completely 
filled) : 4 0 
One woman to pick © over fruit and fil bottles, 
etc. ss ALO 
Interest on capital, sz on, say, io. é 1 
Depreciation I 
Rent, allow for room or shed, presumably on 
the premises, Idd. per day, say Is. per week 2 
5 8h 
Result (a4) Deduct 5s. 83d. from Ios. and this 
will leave a nett profit of 4s. 34d. per day, or 
Al, 1s. 54d. per week (5 days), after paying own 
time and buying fruit . ; . 4 2h 
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(B) Deduct §s. 84d. from 12s. and the nett profit will 
be 6s. 34d. per day, or £1, 11s. 5$d. per week. 
Capital required— 
Cost of B sterilisers ; He 2aOd). 
Two gross bottles, say. 35. 7s. Od. 
£0, 103:/0d: 
