Question: Cooper Section 8 . 1 3 # 1 7 A farmer can get two dollars per sack of potatoes on the first of July

Cooper Section 8.13\#17
A farmer can get two dollars per sack of potatoes on the first of July and after that the price drops by 2 cents per sack per day. On July 1st the farmer has 80 sacks of potatoes in the ground. She estimates that the crop is increasing by one sack per day.
When should she harvest to get the most money?
She should harvest days after July first.
Cooper Section 8 . 1 3 \ # 1 7 A farmer can get

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