Evaluación económica de la hacienda El Puente.

Abstract

At Hacienda El Puente, Riobamba canton, Chimborazo province, the components that intervene in the economic evaluation of this farm were determined, with a duration of 60 days. The data collected were subjected to the following statistical analyzes: median, standard deviation, frequency histograms and economic analysis through the cost-benefit indicator. Economic and technical aspects were taken into account to determine production costs based on fixed costs, variable costs, cost structure, and profitability. The production components that intervened in the year 2017 in the farm are the variable costs: health ($ 5178.81), food ($ 16070.68), breeding ($ 3265.45), occasional labour ($ 1932.00), transportation ($ 3324.70) and fixed costs: administrative expenses ($ 3293.72), permanent labour ($ 14400.00), tools ($ 1528.23), machinery ($ 18272.00), facilities ($ 3808.00), equipment and accessories ($ 4188.95). In addition, the income generated by the sale of milk during this year was $ 70,978.36; where, the cost of producing a liter of milk was $ 0.49; the sale of it is $ 0.55; obtaining a net profit of $ 0.06 for each liter of milk sold and a cost-benefit of $ 1.13; which indicates that for every dollar invested a profit of $ 0.13 cents is obtained. It is recommended to keep a better daily record of the expenses that are made in this livestock, avoiding overlook minor expenses that affect the proper economic analysis of this farm.