Calculating the minimum amount of income Genovia makes from exporting pears

Authors

  • Raisa Ahmed The Centre for Interdisciplinary Science, University of Leicester

Keywords:

Film, Probability/Statistics, Agriculture, The Princess Diaries

Abstract

This paper attempts to calculate the minimum value of income made per annum by Genovia – the fictitious setting of the popular Princess Diaries franchise. This paper makes reasonable assumptions for Genovia’s location and total area, and uses existing statistics to approximate the total amount of pears exported by Genovia. The total income is then calculated using the lowest prices for pears, giving a “worst case scenario” value. This was found to be €11.9 million per year, which is still a handsome value given Genovia’s small size.

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Ahmed, R. (2017). Calculating the minimum amount of income Genovia makes from exporting pears. Journal of Interdisciplinary Science Topics, 5. Retrieved from https://journals.le.ac.uk/index.php/jist/article/view/802

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Vol. 5 (2016)

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