A strawberry farmer will receive $37 per bushel of
strawberries during the first week of harvesting. Each week after
that, the value will drop $0.80 per bushel. The farmer
estimates that there are approximately 129 bushels of
strawberries in the fields, and that the crop is increasing at a
rate of four bushels per week. When should the farmer harvest the
strawberries (in weeks) to maximize their value? (Assume that
"during the first week of harvesting" here means week 1.)
weeks
How many bushels of strawberries will yield the maximum
value?
bushels
What is the maximum value of the strawberries (in dollars)?