What explains differences in the economic rent charged for two plots of 500 acres of land that are used for growing corn and located in the same county of a state?

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Land differs in quality and this difference can lead to differences in productivity. The soil on one plot of land might be better than on another plot of land, thereby increasing the yield per acre on that plot over the other plot of land. These productivity differences will lead to differences in the demand for the two plots of land. Since demand is the only determinant of land rent, the differing demands will lead to different rents. There may also be location considerations that may make one plot of land more attractive than another plot of land, and these preferences get expressed in the demand for each plot of land.

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