Neco Model Questions Vol1 2020 Agricultural Science Question 36

Practice objective / multiple choice question 36 from the 2020 Neco Model Questions Vol1 Agricultural Science examination.

Neco Model Questions Vol1 2020 Agricultural Science Objective / Multiple Choice Hard Difficulty
Question 36 NECO_MODEL_QUESTIONS_VOL1 • 2020 • AGRICULTURAL_SCIENCE • objective

A farmer has fixed costs of \(\text{₦}150,000\) per season and a variable cost of \(\text{₦}30,000\) per hectare. The expected yield is \(2.5\) tonnes per hectare. The market price per tonne depends on the total quantity supplied according to the linear relation \(P = 120,000 - 5,000 Q\), where \(P\) is the price in naira and \(Q\) is the total quantity (in tonnes) brought to market. What is the minimum area (in hectares, to two decimal places) the farmer must cultivate to achieve a profit of at least \(\text{₦}50,000\)?

Answer Options

Correct Answer A. 0.82
B. 0.78
C. 1.10
D. 0.95
Correct Answer
A
Correct Option:
0.82

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This is Neco Model Questions Vol1 2020 Agricultural Science Question 36. It is one of the objective questions from the 2020 Neco Model Questions Vol1 Agricultural Science examination.

Difficulty level: Hard .

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