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Based on the data, what is the optimal amount of new fertilizer to maximize corn output?

Based on the data, what is the optimal amount of new fertilizer to maximize corn output-example-1
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8 or B

Step-by-step explanation:

I think you are intended to answer 8, but would be very careful with this. The weather could have changed. There is a dramatic drop from 30 to 5 really requires careful study.

Fertilizer can be cumulative. That means that what you put on before could still be in the soil. Fertilizer then acts as a kind of poison. Some farmers grow crops that don't require fertilizer or that the use is minimal. A crop that is an exception is something like Canola. It requires a great deal of fertilizer and it depletes the soil rather quickly. People grow it because it brings in a great deal of money per bushel and the soil returns many bushels per acre. But the soil depletes in nutrients rather quickly.

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