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Calculate the cost of seeding one hectare of land with bullock-drawn seed drill of 5*22 cm size. The speed of bullocks is 3km/hr. Hire charges of bullocks ₨ 100/- per pair, hire charges of seed drill is ₨ 50/- per day and wage of operator ₨ 100/- per day of 8 hours.

(a) ₨ 84.88

(b) ₨ 94.68

(c) ₨ 110.90

(d) ₨ 34.29

I have been asked this question during an interview.

My query is from Sowing Equipments in chapter Sowing Equipments of Farm Machinery

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Right choice is (b) ₨ 94.68

The explanation is: Width of seed drill = 5*22 = 10 cm = 1.1m

Area covered/hr= width * speed = 1.1*3*1000 m^2 = 0.33 ha

Time taken = 1/0.33 = 3.03 hrs

Cost of seeding/hr = \(\frac{100+50+100}{8}\) = Rs 31.25

Cost of seeding per hectare = 3.03 * 31.25 = Rs 94.68

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