- Publication venue
- Ecuador: Latacunga: Universidad Técnica de Cotopaxi: Facultad de Ciencias de la IngenierÃa y Aplicadas
- Publication date
- 01/02/2019
- Field of study
The company Aprodemag has the Campolat dairy line which is located in the Province of Cotopaxi, Mulalo Parish in the Macalo Grande neighborhood. The company generates around 1,800 liters of whey. This waste is discarded in the surrounding soils of the company. For the mentioned the main objective of this project is to carry out the feasibility study for the production of protein concentrate from whey, which will reduce and/or eliminate this waste. In order to comply with this objective, a market study was carried out with which a survey of the inhabitants of the Canton of Latacunga showed that there was an acceptance of the product of 67%, which represents 10,464 people. The Technical study also allowed determining the installed capacity of 2,920 units per year with 5,200 liters of whey per day, the difference is acquired from small producers in the sector, the production time is 24 hours 365 days a year, the area required is 60 m2 to locate the equipment , the suppliers of inputs and other ingredients are companies from Quito, Latacunga and Guayaquil, through the economic study was determined the cost of preparation of the product of 69.82anditscostofsaleof 115, in addition its balance point is known of 1,062 units and of 122,102.55insales,itwasalsoknownthattheMinimumAcceptableRateofReturn(TMAR)is8.03 247,600.47 is 54,539.88withanInternalRateofReturn(IRR)is15.93 69,82 y su costo de venta de 115,ademaËŠsseconocesupuntodeequilibriode1.062unidadesyde 122.102,55 en ventas, se conoció también que la Tasa MÃnima Aceptable de Retorno (TMAR) es de 8,03 % , además con el análisis del estado de resultado se determinó que el Valor Actual Neto (VAN) al cabo de 5 años de una inversión de 247.600,47esde 54.539,88 con una Tasa Interna de Retorno (TIR) es de 15,93% que es mayor que el valor TMAR, por lo que el proyecto es viable y se puede ejecutar