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Part IV. Questions 21-26 pertain to this scenario, and incrementally go through the individual steps and calculations to address these considerations: A cow-calf operation has been using continuous grazing management. They maintain 200 cows, and the lb of calf weaned per cow exposed has been 480 lb. This operation recently implemented a rotational grazing system. The lb of calf weaned per cow exposed went from 480 lb with continuous grazing to 460 lb with the new grazing system; however, they were able to maintain 28% more cows annually (with no other changes in costs or performance). Assume the same $510 per cow exposed annually for expenses and $151/cwt for calf prices for both scenarios. • How would the "new" rotational grazing management economically compare to the previous continuous grazing management for this operation for (a) income per cow exposed, and (b) net return per cow exposed? • Think about the total income, expenses, and net return on a per operation basis under the (a) "old" vs. (b) "new grazing management scenarios.