Linear and nonlinear cash breakeven analyses are applied to a pecan shelling firm to assess the feasibility of acquiring a long-term loan for operating capital. The linear analysis is used to find effects of varying volume under average price conditions. The nonlinear breakeven is developed and...

Farmers attending the 1991 Top Farmer Crop Workshop were surveyed on their sources and costs of information. Respondents spent an average of $2,578 per year on information sources and rated their own farm records|budgets highest for usefulness in decisions. In contrast to earlier studies, these...

This study develops and analyzes a conceptual model of inter-industry economic flows for state economies with attention focused on the role of producing and processing of agricultural products in the overall economy. Three types of multipliers-impact, interim, and total multipliers-are...

Agribusiness sales have been volatile, depending on such factors as agricultural exports, farm commodity prices, and government programs. While agribusiness sales are used to finance private sector research, the impact of volatility in sales on research expenditures has generally been ignored....