A local farmer is fertilizing his 120 acres wheat field. Soil tests have shown that to reach his yield goals he needs to apply 136 pounds of N. Two different fertilizer companies have made him offers. Fill out the chart below and determine which fertilizer would be the most economic for him to use.

Fertilizer A Company

40-0-0 Fertilizer
$310 per ton

Fertilizer B Company

50-0-0 Fertilizer
$450 per ton

(10 points each)
Fertilizer A

Total pounds of fertilizer used: __________________

Amount of fertilizer used/acre: __________________