Neco 2019 Geography Question 32

Practice objective / multiple choice question 32 from the 2019 Neco Geography examination.

Neco 2019 Geography Objective / Multiple Choice Hard Difficulty
Question 32 NECO • 2019 • GEOGRAPHY • objective

The yield of a crop (in tons per hectare) depends on the amount of fertilizer applied \(F\) (kg/ha) according to \(Y = 2 + 0.8F - 0.05F^{2}\) for \(0\le F\le20\). The market price of the crop is \(\text{₦}150\) per ton and fertilizer costs \(\text{₦}30\) per kg. Determine the quantity of fertilizer that maximizes profit and state the maximum profit per hectare.

Answer Options

A. 5 kg\/ha; profit = ₦562.5 per ha
B. 8 kg\/ha; profit = ₦540 per ha
Correct Answer C. 6 kg/ha; profit = ₦570 per ha
D. 10 kg\/ha; profit = ₦450 per ha
Correct Answer
C
Correct Option:
6 kg/ha; profit = ₦570 per ha

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This is Neco 2019 Geography Question 32. It is one of the objective questions from the 2019 Neco Geography examination.

Difficulty level: Hard .

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