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6. (17 points) Consider a growing population of white-tailed deer in an isolated wildlife management area. The deer population initially grows exponentially over 10 years at a rate of 23.4% per year from a small population to a population of 125 deer. At that time, white- tailed deer begin to be harvested from the population of 125 deer. In the first year of harvesting, it is found that 24 deer can be sustainably harvested. It is clear that the maximum sustainable yield of deer is even greater than this initial yield. Assuming the white-tailed deer population follows a logistic growth curve, answer the following: What is the white-tailed deer population carrying capacity of the wildlife management area? What is the maximum sustainable yield of deer that can be harvested each year from the population in the wildlife management area? What is the total deer population at which the maximum sustainable yield occurs? @