An apple grower finds that if he plants 80 trees per acre, each tree will yield 26 bushels of fruit. He estimates that for each additional tree planted per acre, the yield of each tree will decrease by 4 bushels. Given a price of $1.00 per bushel, find the maximum revenue and how many trees should he plant per acre to maximize her harvest?     36 trees per acre, maximum revenue of $7,480     37 trees per acre, maximum revenue of $7,482     43 trees per acre, maximum revenue of $7,482     44 trees per acre, maximum revenue of $7,480

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An apple grower finds that if he plants 80 trees per acre, each tree will yield 26 bushels of fruit. He estimates that for each additional tree planted per acre, the yield of each tree will decrease by 4 bushels. Given a price of $1.00 per bushel, find the maximum revenue and how many trees should he plant per acre to maximize her harvest?
    36 trees per acre, maximum revenue of $7,480
    37 trees per acre, maximum revenue of $7,482
    43 trees per acre, maximum revenue of $7,482
    44 trees per acre, maximum revenue of $7,480 

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