Neco 2025 Agricultural Science Question 43

Practice objective / multiple choice question 43 from the 2025 Neco Agricultural Science examination.

Neco 2025 Agricultural Science Objective / Multiple Choice Medium Difficulty
Question 43 NECO • 2025 • AGRICULTURAL_SCIENCE • objective

A farmer can use either a traditional hand hoe that tills 0.20 ha per hour or an ergonomic hand hoe that tills 0.35 ha per hour but costs an additional ₦12,000. The farmer has 2 ha to till each season and pays a labor charge of ₦500 per hour. The extra cost of the ergonomic hoe is amortised over five seasons. Determine the minimum area (in hectares) that must be tilled each season for the ergonomic hoe to become cheaper overall than the traditional hoe.

Answer Options

A. Approximately 2.50 ha; the ergonomic hoe is cheaper only for areas larger than this.
Correct Answer B. Approximately 2.24 ha; the ergonomic hoe is cheaper only for areas larger than this.
C. Approximately 2.00 ha; the ergonomic hoe is cheaper only for areas larger than this.
D. Approximately 1.90 ha; the ergonomic hoe is cheaper only for areas larger than this.
Correct Answer
B
Correct Option:
Approximately 2.24 ha; the ergonomic hoe is cheaper only for areas larger than this.

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This is Neco 2025 Agricultural Science Question 43. It is one of the objective questions from the 2025 Neco Agricultural Science examination.

Difficulty level: Medium .

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