Waec Model Questions Vol1 2018 Economics Question 2
Practice objective / multiple choice question 2 from the 2018 Waec Model Questions Vol1 Economics examination.
A farmer has 100 hectares of land to allocate between wheat and maize. Yield per hectare: wheat 2.5 tonnes, maize 3 tonnes. Market prices: wheat ₦120 per kg, maize ₦90 per kg. Production cost per hectare: wheat ₦150,000, maize ₦180,000. Because of soil fertility, the profit per hectare for wheat is ₦150,000 for the first 50 ha and then falls by ₦5,000 for each additional hectare. For maize the profit per hectare is ₦90,000 for the first 40 ha and then falls by ₦3,000 for each additional hectare. The farmer must allocate at least 30% of the land to wheat and cannot allocate more than 60% to maize. Determine the optimal allocation of hectares to wheat and maize that maximises total profit and state the maximum profit (in ₦).
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This is Waec Model Questions Vol1 2018 Economics Question 2. It is one of the objective questions from the 2018 Waec Model Questions Vol1 Economics examination.
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