Waec Model Questions Vol1 2018 Agricultural Science Question 34
Practice objective / multiple choice question 34 from the 2018 Waec Model Questions Vol1 Agricultural Science examination.
A farmer needs to till a 2‑hectare field. Using a hand hoe, the tillage rate is 0.10 ha h⁻¹. Using a motorised rotavator, the rate is 0.50 ha h⁻¹. The rotavator consumes 5 L of diesel per hour; diesel costs ₦300 per litre. Labour costs ₦200 per hour for either method. If the rotavator also incurs a depreciation cost of ₦500 per hour, which method results in the lower total cost (labour + fuel + depreciation) to till the whole field?
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This is Waec Model Questions Vol1 2018 Agricultural Science Question 34. It is one of the objective questions from the 2018 Waec Model Questions Vol1 Agricultural Science examination.
Difficulty level: Medium .
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