A computer decision aid for the cotton yield monitor investment decision

This article introduces the Cotton Yield Monitor Investment Decision Aid (CYMIDA), a stand alone, interactive, and user-friendly computerized decision aid for analyzing the cotton yield monitor information system investment choice. Because electronic cotton yield monitors are a relatively new technology, the decision aid was developed to meet the need for better educational information about annual ownership costs and required returns for the cotton yield monitoring information investment decision. The partial budgeting and breakeven analysis methods and data used in CYMIDA are documented. In addition, the use of the decision aid is explained and three example investment analyses using the decision aid are described.