Neco 2017 Agricultural Science Question 14

Practice objective / multiple choice question 14 from the 2017 Neco Agricultural Science examination.

Neco 2017 Agricultural Science Objective / Multiple Choice Medium Difficulty
Question 14 NECO • 2017 • AGRICULTURAL_SCIENCE • objective

A farmer expects a maize yield of \(5\) tonnes per hectare. Fixed costs are \(\text{₦}150\,000\) ha\(^{-1}\). Variable costs amount to \(\text{₦}30\) per kilogram of maize produced. If the market price is \(\text{₦}45\) kg\(^{-1}\), calculate the profit (or loss) per hectare. Then determine the minimum market price per kilogram required to achieve a profit of at least \(\text{₦}50\,000\) ha\(^{-1}\).

Answer Options

A. 90
B. 60
C. 80
Correct Answer D. 70
Correct Answer
D
Correct Option:
70

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This is Neco 2017 Agricultural Science Question 14. It is one of the objective questions from the 2017 Neco Agricultural Science examination.

Difficulty level: Medium .

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