Mathematics, 21.10.2020 01:01, blakemccain1928

Suppose a landowner had five acres of land. How many indentured servants would he need to produce the maximum amount of tobacco (5,000 pounds)? (Anyone who paid for the ship's passage of a person from England to Virginia in the 17th century received 50 acres of free land, called a headright.) How many indentured servants would a landowner need to produce the maximum amount of tobacco (50,000 pounds) on 50 acres of land? How many acres of additional land would the landowner receive for this number of indentured servants (50 acres per person)?

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