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A Farmer has a piece of land on which he grows beans . His farm record on bean production for nine years is shown below.

YearFertilizer Applied
(100kg Bags)
Total Output of Beans
(90kg Bags)
201106
2012212
2013430
2014644
2015854
20161062
20171268
20181468
20191666


 

  1. Using an appropriate scale draw a graph to show the relationship between inputs and outputs.
  2. calculate the farmers marginal product for the year 2013.
  3. From the data given , what rate of fertilizer application would the farmer choose if he wanted to grow maize in 2020?
  4. Give an explanation for your choice above.
  5. calculate the average product for the year 2015.

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  1. SukagriPP1A22
  2. 30-12 =18bags
  3. 12 bags of fertilizer.
  4. When he applied 12 bags of fertilizer the yields were at the high( 68 bags)
  5. average product = total yield / number of units of input.
    = 54/4=13.5
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