Table 6 Total manufacturing cost
From: Primitive techno-economic study of bio-diesel and bio-active compound production from microalgae
| Item | Cost ($) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Direct manufacturing cost (DMC) | ||||
| Raw materials | ||||
| Methanol | 478,368 | |||
| H2SO4 | 3,564,387 | |||
| Water | 2,707 | |||
| CaO | 127,320 | |||
| Hexane | 37,968 | |||
| Jojoba oil | 661,269,247 | |||
| Utilities | ||||
| Electricity | 2,619,549 | |||
| L.P.S | 37,515,025 | |||
| H.P.S | 8,258,918 | |||
| Cooling water | 91,818 | |||
| Labors | 546,965 | |||
| Maintenance | 0.06 × FCI | 3,337,844 | ||
| Supervision | 0.15 × labor | 82,045 | ||
| Operating supplies | 0.15 × maintenance | 500,677 | ||
| Laboratory charges | 0.15 × labor | 82,045 | ||
| Royalties | 0.03 × TMC | 21,765,444 | ||
| Subtotal | 78,973,111 | |||
| Indirect manufacturing cost (IDMC) | ||||
| Overhead, packaging, and storage (0.6 × labor + supervision + maintenance) | 2,380,112 | |||
| Local taxes | 0.015 × FCI | 834,461 | ||
| Insurance | 0.005 × FCI | 278,154 | ||
| Subtotal | 3,492,727 | |||
| Depreciation 0.05 × FCI | 2,781,537 | |||
| General expenses | ||||
| Administrative costs 0.25 × overhead | 595,028 | |||
| Distribution & selling cost 0.1 × TMC | 72,551,479 | |||
| Research and development 0.05 × TMC | 36,275,740 | |||
| Subtotal | 109,422,247 | |||
| Total Manufacturing cost (TMC) | 725,514,791 | |||