Gce Model Questions Vol1 2024 Economics Question 17

Practice objective / multiple choice question 17 from the 2024 Gce Model Questions Vol1 Economics examination.

Gce Model Questions Vol1 2024 Economics Objective / Multiple Choice Hard Difficulty
Question 17 GCE_MODEL_QUESTIONS_VOL1 • 2024 • ECONOMICS • objective

A manufacturing firm can invest in high‑tech plants at a capital cost of \(₦20\) million each, each plant producing \(5{,}000\) units per year, and in low‑tech plants at a cost of \(₦8\) million each, each producing \(2{,}000\) units per year. The government offers a subsidy equal to \(10\%\) of the capital cost for every high‑tech plant. The firm must produce at least \(120{,}000\) units per year while minimising its net capital outlay after the subsidy. How many high‑tech and low‑tech plants should it build, and what is the minimum net outlay (in millions of naira)?

Answer Options

A. 25 high‑tech plants, 0 low‑tech plants; net outlay ₦450 million
Correct Answer B. 24 high‑tech plants, 0 low‑tech plants; net outlay ₦432 million
C. 23 high‑tech plants, 3 low‑tech plants; net outlay ₦438 million
D. 22 high‑tech plants, 5 low‑tech plants; net outlay ₦436 million
Correct Answer
B
Correct Option:
24 high‑tech plants, 0 low‑tech plants; net outlay ₦432 million

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This is Gce Model Questions Vol1 2024 Economics Question 17. It is one of the objective questions from the 2024 Gce Model Questions Vol1 Economics examination.

Difficulty level: Hard .

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