Neco 2025 Agricultural Science Question 42

Practice objective / multiple choice question 42 from the 2025 Neco Agricultural Science examination.

Neco 2025 Agricultural Science Objective / Multiple Choice Hard Difficulty
Question 42 NECO • 2025 • AGRICULTURAL_SCIENCE • objective

A farmer harvests 10 tonnes of maize with an initial moisture content of 25\%. The desired storage moisture is 13\%. Drying costs ₦1,500 per tonne for each percentage point of moisture reduction. After drying, the grain can be stored for six months. Without any treatment, insects cause a loss of 2\% of the stored weight each month. An insecticide costing ₦1,000 per tonne of dried grain reduces the monthly loss to 0.5\%. The market price of maize at 13\% moisture is ₦30,000 per tonne, and the harvesting cost is ₦8,000 per tonne of fresh grain. Determine the net profit for (i) drying only and (ii) drying plus insecticide, and state which option is more economical.

Answer Options

A. Option (i) profit = -30,830 ₦; Option (ii) profit = -17,581 ₦ (rounded). Option (i) is more economical.
B. Option (i) profit = -28,500 ₦; Option (ii) profit = -15,200 ₦ (rounded). Option (i) is more economical.
Correct Answer C. Option (i) profit = -30,830 ₦; Option (ii) profit = -17,581 ₦ (rounded). Option (ii) is more economical.
D. Option (i) profit = -31,000 ₦; Option (ii) profit = -18,000 ₦ (rounded). Option (ii) is more economical.
Correct Answer
C
Correct Option:
Option (i) profit = -30,830 ₦; Option (ii) profit = -17,581 ₦ (rounded). Option (ii) is more economical.

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This is Neco 2025 Agricultural Science Question 42. It is one of the objective questions from the 2025 Neco Agricultural Science examination.

Difficulty level: Hard .

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