Neco 2025 Geography Question 33

Practice objective / multiple choice question 33 from the 2025 Neco Geography examination.

Neco 2025 Geography Objective / Multiple Choice Hard Difficulty
Question 33 NECO • 2025 • GEOGRAPHY • objective

A textile factory requires 4000 tonnes of cotton per year, 1500 workers, and 5,000,000 kWh of electricity annually. The average distance from the cotton farms to the factory is 80 km, and the average distance from the factory to the market for the finished cloth is 250 km. Transport cost is \(0.05\) N\$/tonne·km. Electricity costs \(12\) N\$/kWh and the average annual wage is \(30,000\) N\$/worker. Calculate the annual cost of (i) transporting raw cotton, (ii) transporting finished cloth, (iii) electricity, and (iv) labour. Which cost component is the most critical factor for locating the factory?

Answer Options

A. Transport of raw cotton cost
B. Transport of finished cloth cost
Correct Answer C. Electricity (power) cost
D. Labour cost
Correct Answer
C
Correct Option:
Electricity (power) cost

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This is Neco 2025 Geography Question 33. It is one of the objective questions from the 2025 Neco Geography examination.

Difficulty level: Hard .

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