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As report associate , chartered semiconductor company decided to reexamine its gain forecasts in the current block. If earlier it expected to obtain $362-374 ml., then now incomes forecast in the current block was reduced to $343-353 ml. The size of clean company losses can increase from the forecasted $52-62 ml. to $76-84 ml. in other words, the company expects a drop in incomes by 24-26% in comparison with the previous block.
If in the third quarter the equipment workload degree Of chartered was equal to 85%, then in the current block it will be lowered to 58-62%. It was expected that the equipment workload level in the fourth quarter will compose 60-66%.
Analysts recently reported that the equipment workload degree of TSMC and UMC in the first quarter 2009 can reach a historical minimum. This index is determined,by how effectively the production capacities are used. With any equipment workload degree , producer has a constant overhead expense, which is necessary to transfer to the prime production cost . The less the load degree , the higher is the share of these expenditures in the prime cost (output cost per unit).
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