Waec Model Questions Vol1 2018 Agricultural Science Question 26
Practice objective / multiple choice question 26 from the 2018 Waec Model Questions Vol1 Agricultural Science examination.
A farmer intends to cultivate maize on 1 hectare. Two fertilizer regimes are available: Regime A: 100 kg/ha of NPK fertilizer costing N150 per kg, expected yield 5.5 tonnes/ha. Regime B: 150 kg/ha of organic manure costing N120 per kg, expected yield 5.0 tonnes/ha. The market price of maize is N4,000 per tonne and the farmer incurs fixed costs (land, labour, etc.) of N3,000 per hectare. Which fertilizer regime will give the higher net profit per hectare and what is that net profit (in Naira)?
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This is Waec Model Questions Vol1 2018 Agricultural Science Question 26. It is one of the objective questions from the 2018 Waec Model Questions Vol1 Agricultural Science examination.
Difficulty level: Medium .
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