A 100- Acre almond farm in the San Joaquin Valley of California purchases irrigation water at a rate of $264 per acre-foot. An acre-foot is equal to 43,560 cubic feet. The trees are watered using a drip irrigation system, though some water is applied to flush the orchard of salt during the winter. Fifty-two acre-inches of water in one year produces 3,000 pounds of almonds. 1.Calculate the total cost to irrigate the almond farm.
2.Calculate the total volume of water used in cubic feet.
3.If 10 acre-inches are used to flush the fields of salt what percent of the water is used to water the trees? There are 12 acre-inches in one acre-foot and 52 acre-inches total are applied to the fields in a year.
4.How much is the cost of water per pound of almonds.
5.How many cubic feet of water is used per pound of almonds? Round to the nearest cubic foot