Chili Pepper Production Practices and Sample Costs
Table 5. HOURLY EQUIPMENT COSTS TO PRODUCE CHILI PEPPER
Coachella Valley-1995/1996
| COSTS PER HOUR | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Non-Cash Overhead | Cash Overhead | Operating | |||||||
| Actual Hours Used | Depreciation | Interest | Insurance | Taxes | Repairs | Fuel & Lube | Total Oper. | Total Costs/Hr. | |
| 95 45 HP 2WD Tractor | 165.3 | 5.50 | 1.50 | 0.29 | 0.40 | 1.21 | 2.54 | 3.75 | 11.44 |
| 95 65 HP 2WD Tractor | 311 | 3.37 | 0.92 | 0.18 | 0.25 | 1.16 | 3.50 | 4.66 | 9.38 |
| 95 70 HP 4WD Tractor | 440.9 | 3.53 | 0.96 | 0.18 | 0.26 | 2.08 | 3.95 | 6.03 | 10.96 |
| 95 Bed Shaper w/mulch | 136 | 1.35 | 0.46 | 0.09 | 0.12 | 1.46 | 0.00 | 1.46 | 3.49 |
| 95 Cult - 2 Row 40" | 57 | 2.68 | 0.92 | 0.18 | 0.25 | 1.22 | 0.00 | 1.22 | 5.24 |
| 95 Cult - Rolling 16' | 34 | 7.37 | 2.51 | 0.48 | 0.68 | 2.00 | 0.00 | 2.00 | 13.04 |
| 95 Disc - 8' Offset | 207.8 | 1.06 | 0.36 | 0.07 | 0.10 | 1.75 | 0.00 | 1.75 | 3.34 |
| 95 Forklift | 23 | 44.61 | 10.14 | 1.94 | 2.73 | 2.76 | 0.00 | 2.76 | 62.18 |
| 95 Lister - 3 Row 40" | 57 | 1.01 | 0.34 | 0.07 | 0.09 | 0.46 | 0.00 | 0.46 | 1.98 |
| 95 Mower - Rotary 8' | 37.6 | 3.73 | 0.85 | 0.16 | 0.23 | 0.94 | 0.00 | 0.94 | 5.91 |
| 95 Pickup - 1/2 Ton | 57 | 22.31 | 3.55 | 0.68 | 0.95 | 2.92 | 2.64 | 5.56 | 33.05 |
| 95 Plow - 2 bot | 90 | 2.24 | 0.76 | 0.15 | 0.21 | 1.61 | 0.00 | 1.61 | 4.96 |
| 95 Triplane - 12 | 102 | 4.80 | 1.64 | 0.31 | 0.44 | 1.97 | 0.00 | 1.97 | 9.16 |
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