MONASH UNIVERSITY FACULTY HANDBOOKS

Business & Economics Handbook 1996

Published by Monash University
Clayton, Victoria 3168, Australia

Authorised by Academic Registrar, April 1996


MKT2290

Farm management economics

Dr Bill Schroder

6 points + One 3-hour class per week + First semester + VCAH, Dookie

Objectives On completion of this subject students should be able to understand the application of accounting principles to the farm enterprise; establish gross margins for agricultural enterprises and prepare partial, and whole farm budgets.

Synopsis Farm accounting, gross margin analysis, budgeting, opportunity cost, marginal analysis, production economics, supply and demand theory, the determinants of supply for agricultural products.

Assessment Case studies (2000 words): 20% + Examination (3 hours): 80%

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