Neco Model Questions Vol1 2019 Agricultural Science Question 47
Practice objective / multiple choice question 47 from the 2019 Neco Model Questions Vol1 Agricultural Science examination.
A farmer harvests 5\,tonnes of fresh cassava roots whose initial moisture content is 65\% (wet basis). He plans to dry the roots in a kiln that can hold 1\,tonne of fresh cassava at a time and removes moisture at a constant rate of 0.8\,kg water per hour per tonne loaded. The desired final moisture content is 12\% (wet basis). Dried cassava sells for \u20a9250 per kg, whereas fresh cassava could be sold immediately for \u20a980 per kg but suffers a 30\% post‑harvest loss. Ignoring all other costs, determine the net economic benefit (in Naira) of drying the cassava versus selling it fresh.
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This is Neco Model Questions Vol1 2019 Agricultural Science Question 47. It is one of the objective questions from the 2019 Neco Model Questions Vol1 Agricultural Science examination.
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