Economic Evaluation Parameters Dialog: Production Level Tab

This tab is part of the ‘Economic Evaluation Parameters for Entire Project’ dialog; for more details, see Economic Evaluation Parameters for Entire Project Dialog.

Variable Definitions, Ranges and Default Values

The following table shows a brief description of the variables appearing in this tab. The table also displays their default values and their generally acceptable range:

Variable	Default Value	Range

● Year This column lists all operating years of a project.	Year 1-Year 20	Positive
○ Capacity % This column lists the operating capacity profile of a project over all operating years. For each operating year, the operating capacity is specified as a percentage of the plant’s total capacity; for more details on how these values are implemented, see Cash Flow Analysis.	100	0-100
○ Product Failure Rate (%) The percentage of main product scrapped; for more details on how this is implemented, see Main Product/Revenue Rate.	0	0-100
○ Apply Failure Rate to All Reference Rates? Check this box so that the “Main Product/Revenue” rate is discounted by the product failure rate. The discounted rate is applied to all other rates (“Unit Reference”, “Throughput”) that are the same as the “Main Product/Revenue” rate; for more details, see Main Product/Revenue Rate.	Yes	Yes/No
○ Failed Product Disposal Cost ($/kg) The disposal cost per amount of failed product; for more details on how this is implemented, see Failed Product Disposal Cost.	0	Positive

Symbol Key: ○ User-specified value (always input); ● Calculated value (always output); ◙ Sometimes input, sometimes output