Production costs and business benefits hydroponics spinach
Analysis of the cost structure of spinach farming with a hydroponic system needs to be done to determine the costs incurred in this business and how to allocate costs for each activity. Increasing production and income can be done if the costs incurred are known with certainty. The objectives of the research are to analyze costs, revenues, income, R/C ratio, B/C ratio and BEP for spinach farming using hydroponic systems in Bandar Lampung. The analytical methods used were descriptive analysis and quantitative analysis. Methods of data analysis using calculating costs, profit R/C ratio, B/C ratio and BEP. The results showed that the total costs incurred for the production of hydroponic spinach with a land area of 108 m2 is IDR 4,000,000. The profit obtained from spinach hydroponic farming is IDR 817,839 per growing season with a BEP value of IDR 3,978 and a selling price of IDR 5,000. Based on the value of R/C and B/C ratio, it can be concluded that spinach hydroponic farming is profitable. This is because the value of RC> 1 is 1.26 and the value of BC> 0 is 0.26