Neco 2023 Agricultural Science Question 4

Practice objective / multiple choice question 4 from the 2023 Neco Agricultural Science examination.

Neco 2023 Agricultural Science Objective / Multiple Choice Hard Difficulty
Question 4 NECO • 2023 • AGRICULTURAL_SCIENCE • objective

A district has 12,000 smallholder farmers. Extension policy requires each agent to serve at most 250 farmers per year. An agent works 240 days annually and each farmer visit takes 2 days (including travel). Each agent receives a salary of \(\text{N}120,000\) per year and must attend two training workshops costing \(\text{N}15,000\) each. The district budget for extension is \(\text{N}1,200,000\). Determine the minimum number of agents needed to satisfy the farmer‑coverage requirement and whether this number can be afforded within the budget.

Answer Options

A. The minimum number of agents required is 100, and the budget allows exactly 100 agents, so the farmer‑coverage requirement can be met.
B. The minimum number of agents required is 100, but the budget only allows 12 agents, so the farmer‑coverage requirement cannot be met.
C. The minimum number of agents required is 48, but the budget only allows 8 agents, so the farmer‑coverage requirement cannot be met.
Correct Answer D. The minimum number of agents required is 100, but the budget only allows 8 agents, so the farmer‑coverage requirement cannot be met.
Correct Answer
D
Correct Option:
The minimum number of agents required is 100, but the budget only allows 8 agents, so the farmer‑coverage requirement cannot be met.

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This is Neco 2023 Agricultural Science Question 4. It is one of the objective questions from the 2023 Neco Agricultural Science examination.

Difficulty level: Hard .

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