Base figures when Milling Coconut Trees:

Price per coconut log incl delivery	$14.00
Average Size 3m x 250mm = cube per log	0.15
Average recovery rate achieved	42%
Average percentage per grade	33%
Average No. logs sawn per day per mill	25
Sawn timber per mill per day (cube)	1.575
Avg rate per cube timber grade 1 - hard blk	$840.00
Avg rate per cube timber grade 2 - med brwn	$840.00
Avg rate per cube timber grade 3 - soft tan	$300.00
Average wage rate per hour (for 8-hour day)	$3.00
Power costs per month for all 4 units	$900.00
Blade service costs per 40 cube	$50.00
Interest rate on Total Capital Outlay Loan	12%
Depreciation rate per annum on Equipment	20%
Maintenance/training costs per annum per mill	$2,500.00
Number weeks worked per year	40
Number days worked per week	5
Number operators per mill	3
Number hours worked per day	8

Daily Operation Costs Per Mill:

Income per mill	1,039.40
Log costs	350.00
Wage costs (3 operators per mill)	72.00
Power costs	11.25
Blade service costs	1.97
Interest on Capital Outlay loan repayments	36.75
Depreciation on equipment	49.75
Equipment maintenance / training	12.50
Profit per day per mill	$505.18

Total Operation Costs for entire set-up:

Income for all 4 mills	831516.84
Log costs	280000.00
Wage costs (3 operators per mill)	57600.00
Power costs	9000.00
Blade service costs	1575.00
Interest on Capital Outlay loan repayments	29400.00
Depreciation on equipment	39800.00
Equipment maintenance / training	10000.00
Management and Board Costs	110000.00
Housing for Management Staff	18000.00
Profit per annum entire operation	$276,141.84