Quiz

Level 1 · Agriculture as Business

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1. Question 1

   Which is the best first question to ask before producing a new crop or product?

   1. How much land can I plant?
   2. Who will buy it, and what do they want?
   3. What does my neighbour grow?
   4. How can I get the cheapest seed?
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   Answer: B. Production only makes sense if there are buyers. Knowing who they are and what they want guides every other decision.

2. Question 2

   Why should your own work be counted as a cost?

   1. It makes the business look smaller on paper only
   2. Because it is required by law
   3. Your time has a value, and leaving it out hides the true cost
   4. Because buyers ask for it
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   Answer: C. If you ignore your own work, you may believe the business earns more than it does and underprice your product.

3. Question 3

   A farmer sells every kilogram she produces but still has no money left. What is the most likely explanation?

   1. The buyers are dishonest
   2. Her costs were as high as or higher than her income
   3. She sold too early
   4. The market is too big
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   Answer: B. Selling is not the same as earning. When costs equal or exceed income, nothing is left, however much you sell.

4. Question 4

   Which is a market risk?

   1. A pest attack on the field
   2. A buyer who pays three months late
   3. A broken tool
   4. A flooded road to the farm
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   Answer: B. Late payment or a missing buyer is a market risk. Pests and floods are production risks.

5. Question 5

   What is the most useful way to learn what customers want?

   1. Guess from your own taste
   2. Ask several real buyers open questions and listen
   3. Copy the biggest producer
   4. Wait until the harvest
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   Answer: B. Talking to real buyers costs little and prevents expensive mistakes.

6. Question 6

   Why keep simple records?

   1. Only because tax offices require them
   2. They let you see your costs, losses and results, and decide better next season
   3. To impress buyers
   4. Records are only needed by large businesses
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   Answer: B. Even a notebook turns experience into information you can learn from.

7. Question 7

   Choose a product you know. Name its main buyer, two things that buyer cares about, and one cost you may have forgotten to count.

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   Model answer: A good answer names a specific buyer (for example a market trader who sells vegetables), two real concerns (such as freshness and a steady supply), and a cost like transport, packaging, losses or the farmer's own labour. The exact answers differ by product and place.

8. Question 8

   Explain in your own words why a business can sell a lot and still lose money.

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   Model answer: Because profit is what remains after all costs are paid. If the cost of producing and delivering a unit is higher than the price received, each sale adds to the loss. Counting every cost, including own labour and losses, shows this early.

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