Neco Model Questions Vol1 2018 Geography Question 38
Practice objective / multiple choice question 38 from the 2018 Neco Model Questions Vol1 Geography examination.
A farmer has \(120\) ha of land to allocate between maize and soybeans. Without fertilizer, maize yields \(3.2\) t ha\(^{-1}\) and soybeans \(2.0\) t ha\(^{-1}\). Applying fertilizer increases maize yield by \(20\%\) at a cost of ₦\(15{,}000\) per ha, and increases soybean yield by \(15\%\) at a cost of ₦\(12{,}000\) per ha. The farmer can spend at most ₦\(1{,}200{,}000\) on fertilizer. Determine how many hectares of each crop should be fertilized and left unfertilized so that total production (in tonnes) is maximised. State the optimal areas and the maximum total yield.
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This is Neco Model Questions Vol1 2018 Geography Question 38. It is one of the objective questions from the 2018 Neco Model Questions Vol1 Geography examination.
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