Waec Model Questions Vol1 2017 Agricultural Science Question 36
Practice objective / multiple choice question 36 from the 2017 Waec Model Questions Vol1 Agricultural Science examination.
An extension officer is advising a 100‑ha farm on pest control. Two methods are available: - Chemical control: cost ₦1,500 per ha, gives a 12 % increase in yield over the baseline yield of 2.5 t ha⁻¹. - Biological control: cost ₦900 per ha, gives an 8 % increase in yield over the same baseline. The farmer can spend at most ₦120,000 on pest control and may allocate any proportion of the land to each method. Assuming the farmer will use the method that gives the higher yield on the area assigned to it, determine the maximum total yield (in tonnes) that can be obtained from the farm under the budget constraint.
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This is Waec Model Questions Vol1 2017 Agricultural Science Question 36. It is one of the objective questions from the 2017 Waec Model Questions Vol1 Agricultural Science examination.
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