Neco Model Questions Vol1 2018 Geography Question 27
Practice objective / multiple choice question 27 from the 2018 Neco Model Questions Vol1 Geography examination.
A farmer cultivates 10 ha of land. He can apply nitrogen fertilizer at a rate of \(x\) kg per hectare. The expected crop yield per hectare (in tons) is given by \(Y = 2.5 + 0.04x - 0.0002x^{2}\). The market price of the crop is \(\₦150\) per kilogram and the fertilizer costs \(\₦30\) per kilogram. The farmer's total budget for fertilizer is \(\₦90,000\). Determine the fertilizer rate \(x\) (kg ha\(^{-1}\)) that maximizes total profit and state the maximum profit (in naira).
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This is Neco Model Questions Vol1 2018 Geography Question 27. It is one of the objective questions from the 2018 Neco Model Questions Vol1 Geography examination.
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