Usaha pembuatan ikan kering adalah usaha rumah tangga pengolahan ikan segar yang banyak dijumpai di wilayah pesisir Kota Bengkulu, termasuk di Kelurahan Sumber Jaya. Usaha ini sudah dilakukan bertahun-tahun lamanya oleh penduduk sekitar. Dalam survei awal penelitian, diketahui bahwa para pembuat ikan kering di lokasi tersebut hanya berproduksi saja tanpa adanya perencanaan yang dilakukan. Penjualan dan pengeluaran biaya dibiarkan mengalir seadanya tanpa ada perhitungan dan pencatatan yang layak. Untuk mengatasi perencanaan starategi usaha tersebut, dapat dilakukan dengan melakukan perhitungan nilai titik impas atau break even point (BEP). Titik impas adalah titik di mana total biaya dan penerimaan sama, artinya usaha tidak mengalami kerugian atau keuntungan. Tujuan penelitian ini adalah untuk mengetahui besarnya titik impas usaha pembuatan ikan kering di Kota Bengkulu. Penelitian ini dilaksanakan kurang lebih selama 1 bulan dengan jumlah sampel 47 pembuat ikan kering. Proses pengambilan sampel dilakukan secara simple random sampling. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan bahwa usaha pembuatan ikan kering di Kota Bengkulu sudah melampaui titik impasnya dan layak untuk diusahakan atau dijalankan. Adapun nilai titik impas produksi usaha pembuatan ikan kering yaitu 2,45 Kg setara ikan kering beledang tawar belah per proses produksi, titik impas penerimaan yaitu Rp 104.022,08, dan titik impas harga Rp 30.508,96 per Kg.

Dried fish is a processing fishery product carried out traditionally and simply with the help of sunlight. This fish processing is carried out to add value to fish and fishery products. This study aims to analyze the amount of added value of the dried fish-making business in Bengkulu City. This research was conducted from January to February 2022 in Sumber Jaya Village, Kampung Melayu District, Bengkulu City. The sample of this study was 86 people selected using the census method, where the entire population was sampled. The data used are primary and secondary, and the data analysis used is a quantitative analysis using the Hayami method. The results showed that the business of making dried fish in Bengkulu City could create added value because it had an NT value of >0 (positive). The amount of added value for each type of fish used is Rp. 5,799.32/kg (beleberan), Rp. 4,223.61/kg (case), Rp. 5,161.32/kg (beledang), Rp. 7,556.13/kg (kerong), and Rp. 9,592.77/kg (stone nutmeg)

This study is intended to analyze the source of fresh fish and the quantity of fresh fish used in the business of making dried fish in Bengkulu City and analyze what factors affect the quantity of demand for fresh fish in the business of making dried fish in Bengkulu City. This research was conducted from January to February 2022 in Bengkulu City, more precisely, Sumber Jaya Village, Kampung Melayu District. The research location was determined purposively, and 86 dried fish makers were selected using the census method. The data used are primary and secondary, and the data analysis used is qualitative and quantitative. Sources of raw materials in dried fish are divided into three: self-catch, buy, and self-catch and buy. The largest percentage of sources of raw materials is to buy, where the place to get the most comes from fishermen directly. The quantity of raw material used is 10,563 Kg per production process. The factors that partially affect the quantity of demand for fresh fish by dried fish makers are the price of ice and the dummy of the business scale at the 95% confidence level.