the bradley family owns 410 acres of farmland in north carolina on which they grow corn and tobacco. each acre of corn costs $105 to plant, cultivate, and harvest; each acre of tobacco costs $210. the bradleys have a budget of $52,500 for next year. the government limits the number of acres of tobacco that can be planted to 100. the profit from each acre of corn is $300; the profit from each acre of tobacco is $520. the bradleys want to know how many acres of each crop to plant in order to maximize their profit.
the bradley family owns 410 acres of farmland in north carolina on which they grow corn and tobacco. each acre of corn costs $105 to plant, cultivate, and harvest; each acre of tobacco costs $210. the bradleys have a budget of $52,500 for next year. the government limits the number of acres of tobacco that can be planted to 100. the profit from each acre of corn is $300; the profit from each acre of tobacco is $520. the bradleys want to know how many acres of each crop to plant in order to maximize their profit.
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the bradley family owns 410 acres of farmland in north carolina on which they grow corn and tobacco. each acre of corn costs $105 to plant, cultivate, and harvest; each acre of tobacco costs $210. the bradleys have a budget of $52,500 for next year. the government limits the number of acres of tobacco that can be planted to 100. the profit from each acre of corn is $300; the profit from each acre of tobacco is $520. the bradleys want to know how many acres of each crop to plant in order to maximize their profit.
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