Waec Model Questions Vol1 2025 Agricultural Science Question 31

Practice objective / multiple choice question 31 from the 2025 Waec Model Questions Vol1 Agricultural Science examination.

Waec Model Questions Vol1 2025 Agricultural Science Objective / Multiple Choice Medium Difficulty
Question 31 WAEC_MODEL_QUESTIONS_VOL1 • 2025 • AGRICULTURAL_SCIENCE • objective

A farmer cultivates 30 ha of maize. The disease incidence is 12% (wet basis). A fungicide reduces the incidence by 30% of the original incidence. Each infected hectare loses 2 tonnes of grain. The fungicide costs ₦2,000 per hectare. Assuming the market price of maize is unknown, determine the minimum market price per tonne (in Naira) at which the farmer breaks even (i.e., total loss avoided equals the total fungicide cost).

Answer Options

A. ₦25,000 per tonne
B. ₦30,500 per tonne
C. ₦22,222 per tonne
Correct Answer D. ₦27,778 per tonne
Correct Answer
D
Correct Option:
₦27,778 per tonne

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This is Waec Model Questions Vol1 2025 Agricultural Science Question 31. It is one of the objective questions from the 2025 Waec Model Questions Vol1 Agricultural Science examination.

Difficulty level: Medium .

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