Neco Model Questions Vol1 2021 Agricultural Science Question 24

Practice objective / multiple choice question 24 from the 2021 Neco Model Questions Vol1 Agricultural Science examination.

Neco Model Questions Vol1 2021 Agricultural Science Objective / Multiple Choice Hard Difficulty
Question 24 NECO_MODEL_QUESTIONS_VOL1 • 2021 • AGRICULTURAL_SCIENCE • objective

An extension officer has a budget of ₦500,000 to run two programmes: a radio campaign costing ₦120,000 per month and a farmer field school costing ₦80,000 per session. The radio campaign reaches 2,500 farmers each month, while each field‑school session reaches 150 farmers. At least 30\% of the total expenditure must be on field schools. Determine the number of months of radio campaigning and the number of field‑school sessions that maximise the total number of farmers reached, and give that maximum reach.

Answer Options

A. 2 months of radio and 4 field‑school sessions, reaching a maximum of 5,800 farmers.
Correct Answer B. 2 months of radio and 3 field‑school sessions, reaching a maximum of 5,450 farmers.
C. 3 months of radio and 2 field‑school sessions, reaching a maximum of 5,100 farmers.
D. 1 month of radio and 3 field‑school sessions, reaching a maximum of 4,950 farmers.
Correct Answer
B
Correct Option:
2 months of radio and 3 field‑school sessions, reaching a maximum of 5,450 farmers.

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This is Neco Model Questions Vol1 2021 Agricultural Science Question 24. It is one of the objective questions from the 2021 Neco Model Questions Vol1 Agricultural Science examination.

Difficulty level: Hard .

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