CRD 07-17

Table 21.  Estimated average cost and earnings for full-time and seasonal lobster businesses in LCMA 1 for calendar year 2005.

  Full-time Fall/Winter Season Summer Season
No Sternman Sternman No Sternman Sternman No Sternman Sternman
Gross Revenue 48,104 107,099 26,053 55,256 29,751 51,901
Sternman Payment NA 22,105 NA 9,217 NA 5,187
Sternman Payment % of Gross NA 21% NA 17% NA 10%
Fuel Cost 4,852 9,512 3,636 5,274 2,450 11,120
Bait Cost 7,488 15,531 4,013 7,758 3,500 13,267
Fuel & Bait % of Gross 26% 23% 29% 24% 20% 47%
Insurance P&I 1,196 2,519 472 1,902 1,148 392
Net Return 15,418 35,267 7,535 20,172 9,244 12,288
Net Return % of Gross 32% 33% 29% 37% 31% 24%
Opportunity Cost of Labor 32,649 32,649 16,325 16,325 16,325 16,325
Economic Return to Capital and Owner Profit -17,231 2,618 -8,789 3,847 -7,081 -4,037
Economic Return % of Gross -36% 2% -34% 7% -24% -8%
Proportion of Businesses with Positive Economic Return to Capital 8% 36% 11% 35% 20% 17%

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