Abstract:
Thisresearchaimed tostudythecostof weaving
reed mats, the return on weaving reed mats, and
analyzethecostand thereturnon weaving reed mats
of Woman Group in Thung Wang Sub - District, Satuk
District,Buriram Province. Data was collected from 88
people in Women Group of Baan NongKohNoi, Thung
Wang Sub - district, Satuk District, Buriram Province.
Thetoolsused tocollect informationincluding depth
interview guideline and statistical methods used to
analyze data were percentage. The results revealed
that 1) Women Group of Baan NongKohNoi were
mostly female of 94.32 percent, average aged 41-45
of 21.59 percent, primary education level (Prathom
6) of 61.36 percent and 9-year experience in weaving
reed mats of 37.50 percent. 2) From the focus group
discussion with Ban NongKoNoi Woman Groupwho
woven reed mats, it was found that in reed mats of
Ban NongKoNoi had reed mats by households but
sales patterns were grouped sales. The woven reed
mats were made in patterns such as Khit reed mats,
MeeKhit mats, and twisted mats. After that, the reed
mats were sold toreed mats group or processed into
products by themselves. The products derived from
the processingof reedmats werefoldedmaps, twisted
plate mats, the twisted handbags, the twisted glass
mats and Khit cushions. 3)Ban NongKohNoi Womens
Group had the total cost of
re-woven mats from 31,900 reed weaving mats
totaling 6,261,651 baht, consisted of production cost
of 5,846,951 baht and operating expenses of 414,700
baht, considering from the 88 people who wove reed
mats, the average cost of reed mats/piece of 196.29
baht, was d 183.29 baht /piece and operating cost
was 13 baht/piece. The production cost was 183.29
baht/pieceand theoperating cost was13 baht/piece.
4) Ban NongKohNoi Womens Group had a total of
31,900 reed mats throughout a year and 11,165,000
baht in sales revenue per year, considering from 88
people who wove reed mats, an average, 363 reed
weaves per person peryear,salesrevenue/ person/year
126,875 baht and selling price 350 baht/piece and 5)
Ban NongKohNoi Womens Group had a revenue of
11,165,000 baht for reed mats/year and a total cost
of6,261,651 baht per year, as follows:5.1)Production
cost was of 5,846,951 baht, consisting of 4,047,791
baht, labor cost of 1,595,000 baht and Production
cost of 204,160 baht, cost of production is 5,846,951
baht, consisted of 4,047,791 baht of raw materials,
1,595,000 bahtof laborand 204,160 bahtof production
expenses and 5.2) Cost of operation was 414,700
baht,considering thenumberof88 people who wove
reed mats, it was found thatBan NongKohNoi Woman
Group had the average cost of weaving mats/trash
196.29 baht, which were divided to raw materials
of an average 126.89 baht, Average labor cost/piece
50 baht, average cost of production/trades 6.40 baht
and average operating cost/baht 13 baht, average
cost of production/ 6.40 baht a piece. The average
operating cost was 13 baht, as a result, in a net profit of
4,903,349 baht, or a net profit margin of 43.92 percent.