Activity 2
Compute how much income you have after four months,
Assuming that there is an existing small piggery in your backyard and you
bought (5) two-month old piglets at 2,500.00 each which you intend to grow and sell
after four months. In cases where no infrastructure has been built yet, construction
cost (labor and materials) or rent of facilities should be taken into consideration.
Given:
piglets at
Cost of feeds 1,000/head/month (x 4 months)
A six-month-old pig ready for selling (averages of 90kg assuming price per kilo is
150.00)
/piglet) x (heads)
(cost to buy piglets)
food allowance/head/month) x ( heads) x months) -
(cost of food forn 10 growing pigs)
(90 kg ideal selling weight at 6 months old) x
/kilo of live pig) - 10,800.00
(selling price of each pig after the 4-month growing period)
/head >
heads
(selling price of 10 pigs grown after 4 months)-(less)
(cost of 10 heads of pig as starter)-(less)
(cost of food for 4 months)
(income in 4 months or
per month)
Answers & Comments
Answer:5 piglets at 2, 500.00
Cost of feeds 1,000/head/month (x 4 months)
A six-month-old pig ready for selling (averages of 90kg assuming price per kilo is
150.00).
2,500.00/piglet) x(5 heads)
heads=12,500
(cost to buy piglets)1,000
food allowance/head/month) x5 heads) x-4 months) -20,000
(cost of food forn 10 growing pigs)
(90 kg ideal selling weight at 6 months old) x 120 /kilo of live pig) - 10,800.00
(selling price of each pig after the 4-month growing period)
10,800
/head x 5
heads =54,000
10,800(selling price of 10 pigs grown after 4 months)-(less)
35,000(cost of 10 heads of pig as starter)-(less)
40,000(cost of food for 4 months)
33,000income in 4 months or 8,250
per month)
Step-by-step explanation: