Waec Model Questions Vol1 2023 Geography Question 23

Practice objective / multiple choice question 23 from the 2023 Waec Model Questions Vol1 Geography examination.

Waec Model Questions Vol1 2023 Geography Objective / Multiple Choice Hard Difficulty
Question 23 WAEC_MODEL_QUESTIONS_VOL1 • 2023 • GEOGRAPHY • objective

A community is exposed to two environmental hazards.\n• Flood: probability of occurrence per year = 0.02, average economic loss per event = ₦150 million.\n• Landslide: probability per year = 0.01, average loss per event = ₦300 million.\nTwo mitigation options are available:\nOption A - reduces the flood probability by 40 % at a cost of ₦20 million (no effect on landslide).\nOption B - reduces the landslide loss by 30 % at a cost of ₦25 million (no effect on flood).\nThe community can spend at most ₦30 million on mitigation. Determine which combination of options (A only, B only, both, or none) gives the greatest reduction in expected annual loss and state the resulting expected annual loss (in ₦ million, to one decimal place).

Answer Options

A. Option none; 6.0 million ₦
B. Option B; 5.1 million ₦
C. Option both; 3.9 million ₦
Correct Answer D. Option A; 4.8 million ₦
Correct Answer
D
Correct Option:
Option A; 4.8 million ₦

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This is Waec Model Questions Vol1 2023 Geography Question 23. It is one of the objective questions from the 2023 Waec Model Questions Vol1 Geography examination.

Difficulty level: Hard .

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