4. Unfortunately, olive orchards in California have been paved over to create more
parking lots. These olive orchards used to encompass 40,000 acres of land, in which
on average 5,000 pounds of olives are harvested per acre per year. In its place, the
United States must import olive oil from another country, costing $42.94 per gallon¹0. If 1
ton of olives is needed to make 20 gallons of olive oil, what is the cost to replace
California olive oil from orchards with imported olive oil? (1 ton = 2000 lbs)
