Waec Model Questions Vol1 2020 Agricultural Science Question 13

Practice objective / multiple choice question 13 from the 2020 Waec Model Questions Vol1 Agricultural Science examination.

Waec Model Questions Vol1 2020 Agricultural Science Objective / Multiple Choice Hard Difficulty
Question 13 WAEC_MODEL_QUESTIONS_VOL1 • 2020 • AGRICULTURAL_SCIENCE • objective

A farmer produces 10 tonnes of fresh cassava per year. The market price is ₦150 per kg. The farmer has three marketing options:\n1) Sell directly to a processor at a contract price of ₦140 per kg; the processor pays a 5 % bonus on the total contract value if the farmer sells more than 9 tonnes.\n2) Sell at the open market, incurring a transport cost of ₦5 per kg and a marketing commission of 3 % of the gross sales.\n3) Process the cassava into garri. The conversion factor is 0.6 (i.e., 1 tonne fresh cassava yields 0.6 tonne garri). Garri sells for ₦300 per kg, but processing costs ₦40 per kg of garri produced.\nWhich option gives the highest net revenue and what is that net revenue (in ₦)?

Answer Options

A. Processing to garri; ₦1500000
B. Sell directly to processor; ₦1470000
C. Open market sale; ₦1405000
Correct Answer D. Processing to garri; ₦1560000
Correct Answer
D
Correct Option:
Processing to garri; ₦1560000

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This is Waec Model Questions Vol1 2020 Agricultural Science Question 13. It is one of the objective questions from the 2020 Waec Model Questions Vol1 Agricultural Science examination.

Difficulty level: Hard .

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