Neco Model Questions Vol1 2021 Civic Education Question 8

Practice objective / multiple choice question 8 from the 2021 Neco Model Questions Vol1 Civic Education examination.

Neco Model Questions Vol1 2021 Civic Education Objective / Multiple Choice Hard Difficulty
Question 8 NECO_MODEL_QUESTIONS_VOL1 • 2021 • CIVIC_EDUCATION • objective

A public procurement project for building a school was budgeted at \(120{,}000{,}000\). Due to corrupt practices, the contractor inflated the contract price by \(15\%\) and paid a kick‑back equal to \(5\%\) of the inflated contract value to a senior official. In addition, the use of substandard materials reduced the building's lifespan by \(10\%\), which the government estimates will require an extra repair cost of \(8{,}000{,}000\). Calculate the total monetary loss to the government attributable to corruption in this project.

Answer Options

A. 40900000
B. 32000000
C. 24900000
Correct Answer D. 32900000
Correct Answer
D
Correct Option:
32900000

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This is Neco Model Questions Vol1 2021 Civic Education Question 8. It is one of the objective questions from the 2021 Neco Model Questions Vol1 Civic Education examination.

Difficulty level: Hard .

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