Question

n a village three different crops are cultivated in four successive years. The profit(in rupees) on the crops, per acre is shown in the table below-
Crop\Year 2005 2006 2007 2008
Ground nuts 7000 8000 7500 7500
Jawar 6000 1000 8000 1000
Millets 9000 5000 3000 4000


(i) calucate the mean profit for each crop over the four years?
(ii) based on your answers , which crop should be cultivated in the next year?

Answer 1

Step-by-step explanation:

(i) Given,

First mean of profit of ground nuts in 4 years = Rs (7000+8000+7500+7500)/4 = Rs 7500

Second mean profit of Jawar in 4 years = Rs (6000+1000+8000+1000)/4 = Rs 4000

Third mean profit of Millets in 4 years = Rs (9000+5000+3000+4000)/4 = Rs 5250

(ii) Based on the above calculations according to me the next year Ground nuts crop should be cultivated.