Neco Model Questions Vol1 2023 Civic Education Question 5

The government allocates funds to combat drug abuse as follows: - Rehabilitation centres cost \(₦5\) million in total and each centre treats 200 addicts per year at a cost of \(₦20,000\) per person. - A preventive education programme costs \(₦2\) million and is expected to reduce new cases by \(15\%\) from a baseline of 5,000 new cases per year. Calculate: (a) The maximum number of addicts that can be treated in one year through the rehabilitation centres. (b) The number of new cases prevented by the education programme each year. (c) The total reduction in the number of addicts (treated + prevented) after one year. (d) The overall cost per prevented case (total cost divided by total reduction). Provide the final cost per prevented case in naira.