Investment and production costs analysis in food processing plants

Abstract An analysis of investment and production cost estimates for food plants is presented. Mathematical expressions have been generalized so that they could be used to compare different chemical and food processing plants. Different type of costs are analyzed, specially those named as semivariable costs. Short- and long-run total costs of several food plants have been correlated in order to develop a methodology to estimate total operating costs. The results hereby presented are useful for economic and feasibility estimations in food plants.