Table 4 Partial budget analysis for insecticide application frequency on A. catalaunalis
S/no | Cost–benefit data | Insecticide application frequency (F) | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
F0 | F1 | F2 | F3 | F4 | F10 | ||
1 | Yield kg/ha | 132.48 | 215.5 | 389.4 | 386.5 | 400.4 | 478.1 |
2 | Price USD/kg | 0.9 | 0.9 | 0.9 | 0.9 | 0.9 | 0.9 |
3 | Total revenue USD/ha (1*2) | 116.3 | 189.3 | 341.9 | 339.4 | 351.6 | 419.8 |
4 | Total input cost USD/ha | 0.0 | 31.2 | 62.4 | 93.7 | 124.9 | 312.2 |
5 | Net profit USD/ha (3–4) | 116.3 | 158.0 | 279.4 | 245.8 | 226.7 | 107.6 |
6 | Dominance (D) | D | D | D | |||
MRR | |||||||
7 | Marginal cost USD/ha | 0.0 | 31.2 | 31.2 | |||
8 | Marginal benefit USD/ha | 0.0 | 41.7 | 121.4 | |||
9 | MRR (8/7) % | – | 133.6 | 389.1 | |||