Gce Model Questions Vol1 2018 Geography Question 49
Practice objective / multiple choice question 49 from the 2018 Gce Model Questions Vol1 Geography examination.
A farmer has 300 ha of land to allocate between wheat and maize. Wheat yields 3.5 t ha⁻¹ and sells for £200 t⁻¹; maize yields 4.2 t ha⁻¹ and sells for £150 t⁻¹. Production costs are £20 ha⁻¹ for wheat and £30 ha⁻¹ for maize. The government pays a subsidy of £15 t⁻¹ on wheat, but only if wheat occupies more than 40 % of the total area. The farmer wants a total profit of at least £210 000. What is the minimum whole number of hectares that must be planted to wheat to meet the profit target?
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This is Gce Model Questions Vol1 2018 Geography Question 49. It is one of the objective questions from the 2018 Gce Model Questions Vol1 Geography examination.
Difficulty level: Hard .
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