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How to calculate prices

Detailed Instructions Used to Calculate Class Prices
A four-page document that explains the steps involved in calculating minimum prices for Classes 1, 2, 3, 4a and 4b.
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Class 4a and 4b Price Calculator
Allows users to input butter, nonfat powder, Cheddar cheese and dry whey commodity prices and calculates the resulting Class 4a and 4b prices.
Class 4a and 4b Price Calculator

Diagrams of California Milk Pricing Formulas
Provides simplified diagramatic representations of the five class pricing formulas with explanatory notes.
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