Gce Model Questions Vol1 2020 Agricultural Science Question 46
Practice objective / multiple choice question 46 from the 2020 Gce Model Questions Vol1 Agricultural Science examination.
An extension officer advises a farmer to increase nitrogen fertilizer application by 20% on a wheat field. The baseline yield is 2.5 t ha⁻¹ and the market price is \(\text{\u00A3}120\) per kg. The current fertilizer cost is \(\text{\u00A3}30{,}000\) ha⁻¹. The recommended increase is expected to raise yield by 15% but also raise fertilizer cost by 10%. If the farmer adopts the recommendation fully, a subsidy covers 30% of the additional fertilizer cost; if the farmer adopts only a 10% increase in fertilizer, no subsidy is given. The farmer can choose: (i) no change, (ii) a 10% increase, or (iii) a 20% increase. Which option gives the greatest net profit per hectare?
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This is Gce Model Questions Vol1 2020 Agricultural Science Question 46. It is one of the objective questions from the 2020 Gce Model Questions Vol1 Agricultural Science examination.
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