4th Economics 101

[ArmySGT.]

Originally Posted by mmartin798

No, this is another area where the text is confusing. Let me rephrase things to make it clearer. Just like explosives have an RE value where C4 is 1, so too does crop yield have a Yield Effectiveness (YE) value where wheat is 1. Replace crop multiplier with YE and the calculations are the same. 1 of wheat = 0.5 of corn = 100 of cocaine.

Hmmm ok..... What do you make of the multiplier? 1/12 for milk or 1/20 for poultry. Where does this fit in?

[mmartin798]

Originally Posted by ArmySGT.

Hmmm ok..... What do you make of the multiplier? 1/12 for milk or 1/20 for poultry. Where does this fit in?

Since they are roughly linear to the hectare yield, I think it was an attempt to simplify calculations that just adds to the noise. It is never used in any of the examples.

I think I figured out what the multiplier is in the livestock. It is kind of stupid. It lets you express the land the livestock uses to graze in terms of wheat. It is just way too confusing to use when we can calculate it from the other numbers easier.