incomes are included in any of the alternatives 

 or plans in the problem, and it can be repeated 

 as many times as needed (maximum 99) to 

 include all periodic costs and incomes. In order 

 to minimize the number of cards required, 

 one periodic cost or income for each of the 

 six possible alternatives or plans can be en- 

 tered on each card. A periodic cost or income 

 for alternative or plan 1 is entered first on the 

 card, followed in order by one each for alter- 

 natives or plans 2, 3, 4, 5, and 6. 



Card 9. Annual costs and incomes. — This 



card type is used whenever annual costs and 

 incomes are included in any of the alternatives 

 or plans in the problem. One card is required 

 for each alternative or plan in which annual 

 costs or incomes are included, and four annual 

 costs or incomes for the particular alternative 

 or plan can be entered on the card. 



Card 10. Product evaluation control card. — 



This card and card types 11, 12, and 13 are 

 used only when product evaluations are in- 

 cluded in any of the alternatives or plans in 

 the problem. This specific card gives the com- 

 puter the following information: 



1. The maximum number of product 1 

 returns in any alternative or plan as well 

 as the number in each specific alternative 

 or plan. 



2. The maximum number of product 2 

 returns in any alternative or plan as well 

 as the specific number in each alternative 

 or plan, 



3. The maximum number of product 3 

 returns in any alternative or plan as well 

 as the specific number in each alternative 

 or plan. 



Card 11. Product names and units of meas- 

 ure. — This card gives the computer the names 

 and units of measure of each product. 



Card 12. Product yields. — This card type 

 is used to feed product yield information into 

 the computer; it can be repeated as necessary 

 (maximum 99) to include all yield data. It 

 gives the computer the year the product is 

 harvested, and the volume and quality har- 

 vested; the product is identified from the 

 order in which the cards are entered. Product 

 1 cards are entered first, followed by the 

 cards for products 2 and 3. To minimize the 

 number of cards required, data describing one 

 yield for each of the six possible alternatives 

 or plans is entered on each card provided the 

 data applies to the same product. This infor- 

 mation is entered in the same order described 

 for card type 8. 



Card 13. Product prices. — This card type 

 is for feeding product price information into 

 the computer. Each card contains a set of 

 product prices, one for each product. Also, 

 it gives the rate at which each product price 

 is expected to change with time (if the rate is 

 constant). If the problem is to be evaluated 

 under a number of different price assumptions 

 (maximum 9), this card can be repeated. The 

 number of times it will be repeated is that 

 specified in the last entry on card 7. 



Class IV Cards 



(Card 14 required, card 1 5 as needed) 



Card 14. Problem termination card. — This 

 card is required with every problem. It tells 

 the computer if (1) another problem by the 

 same user follows, (2) a problem by another 

 user follows (card 15 is to be read), or (3) this 

 is the last problem by this user and no other 

 problems follow. 



Card 15. NEW USER card. - This card is 

 used only when a problem of another user 

 follows. It signals the computer to read cards 

 1, 2, and 3 for the new user's location and 

 identity. 



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