Economics of idle capacity-an exercise in methods
Economics of idle capacity-an exercise in methods
Date
1998
Authors
Annamalai, V.
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Publisher
Cochin University of Science and Technology
Abstract
Idle capacity in the sense of excess of fixed production facilities in relation to normal turnover will add to cost of production without adding to value and also could result in the wastage of capital, a scarce resource. Identification and quantification of idle capacity in fish processing industries is a difficult task given the high seasonality of raw material a short season could remain unused for better part of the year. Under what price and cost conditions such production capacity could turn idle or otherwise is explored using the welknown technique of marginal analysis.
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Keywords
Economic analysis, financial management
Citation
Proceedings of the National Symposium on Technological Advancements in Fisheries and its its Impact on Rural Development held at Cochin by the school of Industrial Fisheries, Cochin University of Science and Technology during December 5 to 7 , 1995 ed by, Hammed, M.S. et.al, 538-542