Question

The milk fat differential used in paying for raw milk is?

(a) The price to be added or subtracted per 1/10 % of milk fat above or below a set percentage

(b) A value established to penalize milk producers who have too much fat in their milk

(c) A value set to penalize milk producers who have too little fat in their milk

(d) The price to be added or subtracted per 50 percent of milk fat above or below a set percentage

This question was posed to me in an interview for internship.

I'm obligated to ask this question of Quality topic in chapter Quality parameters of Dairy Engineering

Answer 1

Right choice is (a) The price to be added or subtracted per 1/10 % of milk fat above or below a set percentage

To elaborate: The milk fat differential is the price to be added or subtracted per 1/10 % of milk fat above or below a set percentage.