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Table 1
Comparison between cleaner and conventional technology using return on investment and cost benefit ratio (ROI and CBR) in select Sugar Industry
S. No.
Technology
Cost variables
Conventional
technology
parameters
Cleaner
technology
parameters
Return on investment (ROI)
Cost-Benefit Ratio (CBR)
Conventional
Technology
(%)
Cleaner
technology (%)
Conventional
technology
Cleaner
technology
1.
Condensate
polishing unit
(CPU*)
1. Capital
Investment
2. Variable
Cost
3. Viability
period
4. BuyBack
cost
5. Depreciation
cost
6. Profit
7. Benefit
8. TC
Rs.500 lakh
Rs.7.33 lakh p.a.
10 years
6%
Rs.0.35 lakh p.a.
Rs.33.75 lakh p.a
22,500,000 liter p.a
Rs. 54.33 lakh p.a.
Rs.700 lakh
Rs.10.55 lakh p.a.
20 years
7.5%
Rs.0.695 lakh p.a.
Rs.81 lakh p.a
54,000,000 liter
p.a.
Rs. 42.92 lakh
p.a.
−38.5
87.1
0.6121
1.887
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