Farmers use a certain plant food costing $4.00 per ounce to help them in growing oranges. It is estimated that when x ounces of the food are used on an ace of orange grove, the farmer is able to get Ln(4x+5) crates of oranges from that acre of land. If the farmer can sell the oranges at $20 per crate, how many ounces should be used per acre to maximize the orange crops net value.

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Farmers use a certain plant food costing $4.00 per ounce to help them in growing oranges. It is estimated that when x ounces of the food are used on an ace of orange grove, the farmer is able to get Ln(4x+5) crates of oranges from that acre of land. If the farmer can sell the oranges at $20 per crate, how many ounces should be used per acre to maximize the orange crops net value.
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