Cost of return and Reed Mat Development Somboondee House, Mengrai Sub-District, Phaya Mengrai District Chiang Rai

Abstract

This research has the objective to study about costs and returns and to study factors and problems of reed mat weavers the sample used for this study was 30 reed mat weavers. The study was collected by questionnaire data.

The research results were found that:

1. The reed mat manufacturer is female. Age 51–60 years 63.33%. Education is in primary education 73.33%. General employment 33.33% uses the method of weaving mats by hand. More than 15 years of experience in weaving mats 50.00%
2. The average cost of weaving mats per piece is 336.67 baht which consists of Average direct raw material 181.33 baht, average direct labor cost of 100 baht and average cost of production 55.33 baht, average return per piece was 478.33 baht, average profit per piece was 141.66 baht, investment rate of return 42.55%. Average sales 29.61%
3. Development and design of reed mats the overall picture is very level. When considering each aspect, it was found that the side with the greatest mean was the pattern applied to the product (=4.65) followed by the pattern side (=4.53), the mat structure (=4.52), the weaving workmanship (=4.48) and the color usage (=4.27).