The private costs and benefits of dry-seeded rice (DSR) were investigated using data from on-station trials at Pantnagar, Uttaranchal, for 2002 and 2003. Results showed that DSR was profitable for farmers, giving net returns of Rs. 13,350 per ha for dry-seeded rice and Rs. 11,592 per ha for...

In the garment industry, performance of a firm is generally measured by using conventional ratios such as number of garments per machine and per operator. These ratios cannot reflect the firm’s performance completely as the firm does not use only a single input to produce a single output. In...