An economic model of banana production was synthesized based on empirical data. The computerized model has two parts: (a) typical operating costs and returns, in cents per pound and in dollars per acre of bananas (Table 1), and (b) typical ownership costs and returns, in cents per pound and in dollars per acre, as above, and in dollars per typical farm (Table 2). In these tables, which are the actual computer printouts of the calculations, the italicized figures or text indicate variable data entries; the upright figures and text indicate calculated results or fixed categories.