Agricultural machinery costs calculation 1 - english
3. Chapter
Chapter 3_EN: Summary of machinery costs ( average-, marginal-, total costs)
3.1: Total costs, average costs
a. The total costs of a machine per year are increasing with increasing workload, while the average costs per hour under increasing workload are remaining constant.
b. The workload of the machine has no effect on the total cost per year, but the average costs per hour are decreasing.
c. The total costs of a machine per year are increasing with increasing workload, while the average costs per hour are decreasing with increasing load.
d. The total costs of a machine per year are remaining constant with increasing workload, while the average costs per hour are decreasing with increasing workload.
3.2.1: Minimum Extent of Utilization (MEU)
At what workload are the total costs of owning machinery just as high as the costs of external mechanization?
a. A
b. B
c. C
3.2.2: Minimum Extent of Utilization (MEU) Formula

a. A
b. B
c. C
3.3.1: To buy or to rent?
(A question of comparative cost and utilization)
3.3.2: To buy or to rent, comparative costs - MEU practice
a. the fixed costs per year are increasing
b. the total cost per year are decreasig
c. the fixed costs per hour are increasing
d. the average costs per hour are decreasing

