A freerange egg farmer has a field of 4,000 m2 area. On this field there are currently 500 chicken. Each chicken lays 150 eggs per year.

A freerange egg farmer has a field of 4,000 m² area. On this field there are currently 500 chicken. Each chicken lays 150 eggs per year. As space and food is limited on the field, for every tenth chicken added to the field, each chicken lays 1 egg less per year. How many eggs per year can the farmer expect at most?

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