Determining the Cost of an IPM Scouting Program

This page calculates breakeven costs that should be charged on a per acre basis for a scouting program given the following:

Average field size in acres Average distance between fields in miles
Hours worked/scout/day Acres scouted/scout/day
Scout visits/field/season Travel speed between fields (mi/hr)
Number of fields in program Hourly Scout Wage ($/hr)
Mileage Allowance Per Field Overhead Costs ($/Field)
Program's Fixed Costs ($/yr)

             Field Scouting Charges Should Be ($/Acre): 

Based on: Brown, G. C. 1982. Determining the cost of an IPM scouting program. Grt. Lks. Entomol. 15: 303 - 305.
Last revised: February 03, 2000