A farmer estimates that if he digs his potatoes now he will have 120 bushels, which he can sell at $1.75 per bushels. If he expects his crop to increase 8 bushels per week, but the price to drop 5 cents per bushels per week, how many weeks should he sell to realize the maximum amount for his crops? Select the correct response: 15 weeks 20 weeks 18 weeks 10 weeks

A farmer estimates that if he digs his potatoes now he will have 120 bushels, which he can sell at $1.75 per bushels. If he expects his crop to increase 8 bushels per week, but the price to drop 5 cents per bushels per week, how many weeks should he sell to realize the maximum amount for his crops? Select the correct response: 15 weeks 20 weeks 18 weeks 10 weeks

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