Items

Vertical Hydroponic Farming (2500 m² land area)

Useful life of item 1:20 years

Loan: $60,000

Traditional Farming

(10,000 m² land area)

Useful life of item 1:2 year

Loan: $10,000

Year 1, 1^st Cropping

1. Initial Cost (Equipment and Accessories)

$44,151.77

$488.44

1. Operational Expenditures

Seedling Preparation

$876.90

$413.90

Variable Cost

$333.57

$1540.56

Loan (fixed interest @ 24% per annum)

$4800

$1200

Loan Capital Deducted

$2000

$1000

2. Total Operational Expenditures

$8010.47

$4154.46

3. Total Expenditures

$52162.24

$4642.90

4. Projected Yield per hectare/cropping: 8 tin cans × 1.5 MT/can = 12,000 kg × $1.39/kg

$16,680

$16,680

5. Projected income per cropping (Projected yield―operational expenditures)

$8669.53

$12,037.10

6. Remaining Balance (considering a loan payable in 10 years with 24% interest per annum: (loaned amount―item 3)

$7837.76

$5357.10

7. Total Remaining Balance: (5 + 6)

$16,607.29

$17,394.20

Year 1, 2^nd Cropping

Loan fully paid

1. Initial Investment

$16,607.29

$8394.20

2. Total Operational Expenditures

$8010.47

$1954.46

3. Projected Yield per hectare/cropping: 8 tin cans × 1.5 MT/can = 12,000 kg × $1.39/kg

$16,680

$16,680

4. Projected income per cropping (Projected yield―operational expenditures)

$8669.53

$14,725.54

5. Remaining Balance: (1 + 4)

$25,276.82

$23,119.74

Year 1, 3^rd Cropping

1. Initial Investment

$25,276.82

2. Total Operational Expenditures

$8010.47

3. Projected Yield per hectare/cropping: 8 tin cans × 1.5 MT/can = 12,000 kg × $1.39/kg

$16,680

4. Projected income per cropping (Projected yield―operational expenditures)

$8669.53

5. Remaining Balance: (1 + 4)

$33,946.35