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Okay, elsiekaburu, let's solve this one in English. a) Prepare a Partial Budget and Show the Effect of the Change Step 1: Calculate Added Returns from Potatoes. This is the revenue Mr. Onyango will gain by planting potatoes on 0.3 ha. Potato yield per hectare: 90 bags Potato yield for 0.3 ha: 90 bags/ha × 0.3 ha = 27 bags Price of potatoes per bag: Ksh 300 Added Returns = 27 bags × Ksh 300/bag = Ksh 8100 Step 2: Calculate Reduced Costs from not planting Maize. These are the costs Mr. Onyango will save by not planting maize on 0.3 ha. Maize Fertilizer: Maize fertilizer rate: 2 bags/ha Maize fertilizer for 0.3 ha: 2 bags/ha × 0.3 ha = 0.6 bags Cost of fertilizer (50kg): Ksh 1400 Reduced Fertilizer Cost = 0.6 bags × Ksh 1400/bag = Ksh 840 Maize Seeds: Maize seeds needed for 0.3 ha: 1 bag Cost of maize seeds (50kg): Ksh 200 Reduced Seed Cost = 1 bag × Ksh 200/bag = Ksh 200 Total Reduced Costs = Ksh 840 + Ksh 200 = Ksh 1040 Step 3: Calculate Added Costs for planting Potatoes. These are the new costs Mr. Onyango will incur for planting potatoes. Potato Fertilizer: Potato fertilizer rate: 2.5 bags/ha Potato fertilizer for 0.3 ha: 2.5 bags/ha × 0.3 ha = 0.75 bags Cost of fertilizer (50kg): Ksh 1400 Added Fertilizer Cost = 0.75 bags × Ksh 1400/bag = Ksh 1050 Potato Seeds: Potato seeds needed for 0.3 ha: 10 bags (of 10kg) Cost of potato seeds per bag (10kg): Ksh 1350 Added Seed Cost = 10 bags × Ksh 1350/bag = Ksh 13500 Extra Labour: Extra labour days per hectare: 40 days/ha Extra labour days for 0.3 ha: 40 days/ha × 0.3 ha = 12 days Cost of labour per day: Ksh 150 Added Labour Cost = 12 days × Ksh 150/day = Ksh 1800 Total Added Costs = Ksh 1050 + Ksh 13500 + Ksh 1800 = Ksh 16350 Step 4: Calculate Reduced Returns from not planting Maize. This is the revenue Mr. Onyango will lose by not planting maize. Maize yield per hectare: 56 bags Maize yield for 0.3 ha: 56 bags/ha × 0.3 ha = 16.8 bags Price of maize per bag: Ksh 1200 Reduced Returns = 16.8 bags × Ksh 1200/bag = Ksh 20160 Step 5: Construct the Partial Budget and Calculate the Net Change in Profit. Partial Budget for Changing 0.3 ha of Maize to Potatoes | Item | Amount (Ksh) | | :------------------------------------- | :----------- | | A. Added Returns | | | Returns from Potatoes (0.3 ha) | 8100 | | Total Added Returns | 8100 | | | | | B. Reduced Costs | | | Maize Fertilizer Saved (0.3 ha) | 840 | | Maize Seeds Saved (0.3 ha) | 200 | | Total Reduced Costs | 1040 | | | | | C. Added Costs | | | Potato Fertilizer (0.3 ha) | 1050 | | Potato Seeds (0.3 ha) | 13500 | | Extra Labour (0.3 ha) | 1800 | | Total Added Costs | 16350 | | | | | D. Reduced Returns | | | Lost Returns from Maize (0.3 ha) | 20160 | | Total Reduced Returns | 20160 | | | | | Net Change in Profit (A+B)-(C+D) | -27370 | The effect of the change is a decrease in profit of Ksh 27,370. Net Change in Profit = Ksh -27370 b) Advice to the Farmer Based on the partial budget analysis, switching 0.3 ha from maize to potatoes would result in a significant loss of Ksh 27,370. Therefore, the advice to Mr. Onyango is not to make this change as it is not economically viable. That's 2 down. 3 left today — send the next one.