﻿Test 
  problem. 
  — 
  Following 
  is 
  a 
  listing 
  of 
  the 
  data 
  (cards 
  6-16) 
  used 
  by 
  Hall. 
  

  

  Cols 
  

  

  Cols 
  

  

  Col 
  

  

  Cols 
  

  

  Cols 
  

  

  1-3 
  

  

  4-56 
  

  

  60 
  

  

  63-65 
  

  

  68-80 
  

  

  001 
  

  

  COST 
  OF 
  LAND 
  

  

  2 
  

  

  000 
  

  

  -25.00 
  

  

  002 
  

  

  COST 
  OF 
  CLEARING 
  AND 
  PLANTING 
  

  

  2 
  

  

  000 
  

  

  -20.00 
  

  

  003 
  

  

  COST 
  OF 
  RELEASE 
  FROM 
  COMPETING 
  VEGETATION 
  

  

  2 
  

  

  004 
  

  

  -6.00 
  

  

  004 
  

  

  COST 
  OF 
  SPRAYING 
  FOR 
  INSECTS 
  

  

  2 
  

  

  008 
  

  

  -3.00 
  

  

  005 
  

  

  INCOME 
  FROM 
  THINNING 
  FOR 
  PULPWOOD 
  

  

  2 
  

  

  015 
  

  

  20.00 
  

  

  006 
  

  

  INCOME 
  FROM 
  THINNING 
  FOR 
  PULPWOOD 
  

  

  2 
  

  

  025 
  

  

  36.00 
  

  

  007 
  

  

  INCOME 
  FROM 
  THINNING 
  FOR 
  PULPWOOD 
  

  

  2 
  

  

  033 
  

  

  40.00 
  

  

  008 
  

  

  INCOME 
  FROM 
  HARVEST 
  OF 
  SAWLOGS 
  AND 
  PULPWOOD 
  

  

  2 
  

  

  040 
  

  

  450.00 
  

  

  009 
  

  

  VALUE 
  OF 
  BARE 
  LAND 
  

  

  2 
  

  

  040 
  

  

  25.00 
  

  

  010 
  

  

  ANNUAL 
  COSTS 
  IN 
  PROPERTY 
  TAXES, 
  ETC. 
  

  

  1 
  

  

  040 
  

  

  -1.12 
  

  

  Problem 
  answer. 
  — 
  Interest 
  rate 
  = 
  0.0601. 
  Sum 
  = 
  0.07 
  or 
  0.08, 
  depending 
  

   on 
  the 
  number 
  of 
  significant 
  digits 
  carried 
  by 
  the 
  computer 
  (fig. 
  8). 
  

  

  29 
  

  

  