D. J. made a ton of 14 percent CP ration for one fourth of her 600 sows. The ration con- tains 100 pounds of a 25 percent CP sup- plement A at $14.55 per 50-pound bag, 50 pounds of supplement B at $18.50 per 50-pound bag, and 48 percent (CP) cottonseed meal at $488.90 per ton. The remainder was

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D. J. made a ton of 14 percent CP ration for
one fourth of her 600 sows. The ration con-
tains 100 pounds of a 25 percent CP sup-
plement A at $14.55 per 50-pound bag,
50 pounds of supplement B at $18.50 per
50-pound bag, and 48 percent (CP) cottonseed
meal at $488.90 per ton. The remainder was
from corn with 8.4 percent CP at a cost of
$4.98 per bushel. She fed each sow 7 lb
per day.
a. How many sows were fed the ration?
b. What did the corn cost for a ton of ration?
c. What did a ton of the ration cost?
d. How much did it cost to feed one fourth of
the sows for 114 days?
Transcribed Image Text:D. J. made a ton of 14 percent CP ration for one fourth of her 600 sows. The ration con- tains 100 pounds of a 25 percent CP sup- plement A at $14.55 per 50-pound bag, 50 pounds of supplement B at $18.50 per 50-pound bag, and 48 percent (CP) cottonseed meal at $488.90 per ton. The remainder was from corn with 8.4 percent CP at a cost of $4.98 per bushel. She fed each sow 7 lb per day. a. How many sows were fed the ration? b. What did the corn cost for a ton of ration? c. What did a ton of the ration cost? d. How much did it cost to feed one fourth of the sows for 114 days?
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