Neco Model Questions Vol1 2020 Agricultural Science Question 47
Practice objective / multiple choice question 47 from the 2020 Neco Model Questions Vol1 Agricultural Science examination.
A farmer harvests 10,000 kg of cassava roots with an initial moisture content of 60 % (wet basis). The desired final moisture for safe storage is 20 %. A solar dryer reduces moisture by 5 % (wet basis) per day and costs \(\text{₦}2{,}000\) per day for labour. If the stored cassava loses \(0.8\%\) of its weight each month for every percent of moisture above 20 %, and the market price of cassava is \(\text{₦}30\) per kg, determine the number of drying days that minimises the total cost (drying cost plus expected loss cost) over a 6‑month storage period, and give that minimum total cost.
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This is Neco Model Questions Vol1 2020 Agricultural Science Question 47. It is one of the objective questions from the 2020 Neco Model Questions Vol1 Agricultural Science examination.
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