Neco 2018 Agricultural Science Question 5

Practice objective / multiple choice question 5 from the 2018 Neco Agricultural Science examination.

Neco 2018 Agricultural Science Objective / Multiple Choice Medium Difficulty
Question 5 NECO • 2018 • AGRICULTURAL_SCIENCE • objective

A farm has 120 labour‑days available each month. Two activities are required: planting, which needs 3 labour‑days per hectare, and weeding, which needs 2 labour‑days per hectare. The farm has 30 hectares of land. Profit from a planted hectare is \(\text{₦}50,000\) provided the hectare is weeded at least once; otherwise the profit from that hectare falls to \(\text{₦}30,000\). Determine the optimal number of hectares to plant and weed in order to maximise monthly profit, and state the maximum profit achievable.

Answer Options

A. Plant and weed 25 hectares; maximum profit = ₦1,250,000
Correct Answer B. Plant and weed 24 hectares; maximum profit = ₦1,200,000
C. Plant and weed 24 hectares; maximum profit = ₦1,150,000
D. Plant and weed 20 hectares; maximum profit = ₦1,000,000
Correct Answer
B
Correct Option:
Plant and weed 24 hectares; maximum profit = ₦1,200,000

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This is Neco 2018 Agricultural Science Question 5. It is one of the objective questions from the 2018 Neco Agricultural Science examination.

Difficulty level: Medium .

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