Neco 2018 Agricultural Science Question 42
Practice objective / multiple choice question 42 from the 2018 Neco Agricultural Science examination.
In a 5‑ha maize field each hectare contains 20,000 plants. Initially a fungal disease infects \(18\%\) of the plants. After applying a fungicide the incidence is reduced by 40\% (i.e., the remaining incidence is 60\% of the original). The fungicide costs \(\text{₦}150\) per hectare, and each infected plant would otherwise cause a loss of \(\text{₦}12\). Calculate the net economic benefit of applying the fungicide to the whole field. Give your answer in naira to the nearest naira.
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This is Neco 2018 Agricultural Science Question 42. It is one of the objective questions from the 2018 Neco Agricultural Science examination.
Difficulty level: Medium .
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