Concepts

White corn

Yellow corn

Productivity strata

Productivity strata

High

Intermediate

Low

High

Intermediate

Low

Grain yield (kg·ha−1)

5.509

4.500

3.506

5.567

4.735

3.044

Cost ($ ha−1)

10,961

10,961

10,961

10,961

10,961

10,961

Price per ton ($)

3300

3300

3300

3300

3300

3300

Income ($ ha−1)

18,180

14,850

11,570

18,371

15,626

10,045

Benefit ($ ha−1)

7219

3889

609

7410

4665

−916

Ratio B/C ($)

0.66

0.35

0.06

0.68

0.43

−0.08

Equilibrium point (kg·ha−1)

3321

3321

3321

3321

3321

3321