Neco Model Questions Vol1 2022 Geography Question 23
Practice objective / multiple choice question 23 from the 2022 Neco Model Questions Vol1 Geography examination.
A farmer intends to cultivate maize on 5 ha. The expected yield without fertilizer is 2.5 t ha\(^{-1}\). Applying nitrogen fertilizer at a rate of R kg ha\(^{-1}\) increases yield by 0.02 t for each kilogram of N applied. Each kilogram of N costs ₦120 and each tonne of maize sells for ₦45,000. The farmer has a maximum fertilizer budget of ₦300,000. Determine the amount of fertilizer (kg ha\(^{-1}\)) that maximises profit without exceeding the budget, and compute the maximum profit (in ₦). Assume fertilizer is spread uniformly over the whole area.
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This is Neco Model Questions Vol1 2022 Geography Question 23. It is one of the objective questions from the 2022 Neco Model Questions Vol1 Geography examination.
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