Waec Model Questions Vol1 2025 Economics Question 41

Practice objective / multiple choice question 41 from the 2025 Waec Model Questions Vol1 Economics examination.

Waec Model Questions Vol1 2025 Economics Objective / Multiple Choice Hard Difficulty
Question 41 WAEC_MODEL_QUESTIONS_VOL1 • 2025 • ECONOMICS • objective

A farmer raises chickens and grows maize in the same season. Fixed costs amount to ₦150,000. Raising 200 chickens incurs a total variable cost of ₦80,000. The farmer plants 5 hectares of maize, expecting a yield of 2.5 tonnes per hectare. The variable cost of maize production is ₦30 per 100 kg. Chickens sell for ₦1,200 each and maize sells for ₦2 per kg. Assuming all maize is sold, what is the minimum whole number of chickens the farmer must sell to break even?

Answer Options

Correct Answer A. 161
B. 170
C. 165
D. 158
Correct Answer
A
Correct Option:
161

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This is Waec Model Questions Vol1 2025 Economics Question 41. It is one of the objective questions from the 2025 Waec Model Questions Vol1 Economics examination.

Difficulty level: Hard .

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