Neco 2020 Agricultural Science Question 11
Practice objective / multiple choice question 11 from the 2020 Neco Agricultural Science examination.
A farmer has a \(1\) ha earthen pond that can be used to raise either tilapia or catfish for a \(6\)-month production cycle. Tilapia grow to \(0.5\) kg per fish and sell for \(\text{₦}500\) per kg; their feed conversion ratio (FCR) is \(1.5\). Catfish grow to \(0.8\) kg per fish and sell for \(\text{₦}650\) per kg; their FCR is \(2.0\). The farmer has \(10\,000\) kg of feed available for the season and the pond can accommodate at most \(20\,000\) fish in total. Determine how many tilapia and how many catfish should be stocked to maximise total profit, and state the maximum profit (in naira).
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This is Neco 2020 Agricultural Science Question 11. It is one of the objective questions from the 2020 Neco Agricultural Science examination.
Difficulty level: Hard .
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