Gce Model Questions Vol1 2023 Agricultural Science Question 36
Practice objective / multiple choice question 36 from the 2023 Gce Model Questions Vol1 Agricultural Science examination.
The farmer has fixed overheads of ₦120,000 per season. Variable cost per hectare for wheat is ₦45,000. The market price is ₦90,000 per hectare. Planting and harvesting each hectare requires 10 labour‑hours. The farmer has a total of 800 labour‑hours available. If the farmer wants a profit of at least ₦150,000, how many whole hectares of wheat should be planted? (Assume that if more than 10 hectares are planted, the variable cost per hectare for each hectare beyond the tenth falls to ₦42,000 and the labour required per hectare beyond the tenth falls to 9 hours.)
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This is Gce Model Questions Vol1 2023 Agricultural Science Question 36. It is one of the objective questions from the 2023 Gce Model Questions Vol1 Agricultural Science examination.
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