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Wastage Schedule<br />

(Onion)<br />

Sl.No. Price Per Kg.<br />

Quantity sold in the Quantity <strong>of</strong> wastage<br />

Market (in Kgs.)<br />

(in Kgs.)<br />

1. 80.00 1000 10<br />

2. 60.00 1300 15<br />

3. 40.00 1800 20<br />

4. 25.00 2000 25<br />

5. 15.00 2500 40<br />

6. 10.00 2800 60<br />

7. 05.00 3000 100<br />

In a hypothetical illustration, a vegetable market’s wastage at different price level is shown in<br />

the above table. At Rs.80/- per kilogram <strong>of</strong> Onion, the market wastage is only 10 kilograms and at<br />

Rs.5/- per kilogram the market wastage increases to 100 kilograms. Further, it has been noticed that<br />

the amount <strong>of</strong> Onion sold in the market at Rs.80/- per kilogram is only 1000 kilograms while the price<br />

<strong>of</strong> the onion decreases to Rs.5/- per kilogram; the quantity sold in the market was 3000 kilogram.<br />

From the above table, it is evident that when the price <strong>of</strong> the Onion was higher the quantity <strong>of</strong><br />

onion wastage was only 10 kilograms and when the price <strong>of</strong> the Onion was lower the quantity <strong>of</strong> onion<br />

wastage was 100 kilograms. <strong>The</strong> wastage may be due to lack <strong>of</strong> quality consciousness by the<br />

consumers. When the consumers pay higher prices for the commodity they become more quality<br />

conscious and chooses the best one. Likewise the traders too will be more conscious in handling and<br />

procuring higher priced Onion as compared to lower priced season.<br />

Figure No:1<br />

Wastage curve with units sold<br />

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Quantity Sold<br />

Figure No:2<br />

Wastage Curve<br />

www.theinternationaljournal.org > <strong>RJEBS</strong>: Volume: 02, Number: 06, April-2013 Page 6

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