. The auction marketing of flue-cured tobacco : a preliminary appraisal. Tobacco Cooperative marketing. Cents S,5 TABLE 21.âRange and average in cost for warehouse space and equipment, per 100 pounds of tobacco sold, for markets and warehoTises, by types, 1950 Types Range Markets Warehouses Average. Cents 13-49 15 - 63 21 - 77 22 - 53 36 - 96 Cents 8-59 13 - 71 9-77 18 - 89 25 -135 All types 13 - 96 8 -135 Cents 21 23 35 40 48 33 â "⢠The cost assumed
. The auction marketing of flue-cured tobacco : a preliminary appraisal. Tobacco Cooperative marketing. Cents S,5 TABLE 21.âRange and average in cost for warehouse space and equipment, per 100 pounds of tobacco sold, for markets and warehoTises, by types, 1950 Types Range Markets Warehouses Average. Cents 13-49 15 - 63 21 - 77 22 - 53 36 - 96 Cents 8-59 13 - 71 9-77 18 - 89 25 -135 All types 13 - 96 8 -135 Cents 21 23 35 40 48 33 â "⢠The cost assumed here is cents per square foot instead of 17 cents for the other types. The cost of construction for the type of warehouse used is less for these markets. The management is the most important of the relatively fixed labor items and is relatively fixed for a considerable range in volume of tobacco. The sales supervisor can conduct the sales for a fraction of an hour or for several hours, depending on the amount of selling time. The floor manager must be on hand to see that the tobacco moves to the weigher and to the sales row for a wide range in the quantity of tobacco that comes to the warehouse. The same is. true for most of the tasks that are involved in the warehouse. These conditions make most of the labor a controlled item for considerable ranges of volume handled, varying with the tasks performed. Firms handling small volumes can make some adjustments by having some employees perform several tasks or assist others when additional help is needed. Salaries and wages do increase with the volume handled. However, the conditions which tend to fix certain of the labor requirements for a considerable volume result in lower average unit costs for the larger volumes than for the smaller. The effect of volume on labor costs is shown in table 22. These data apply to all the labor costs including the salaries of the managers and supervisors. In many warehouse firms these posi
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