Fixed, thanks for letting me know

I didn't solve it, but I think D is to be solved using the observation: if $$$a_i=2^{p_i} \cdot {q_i}$$$, there should be $$$p_i$$$ operations that greedily decrease $$$A_i$$$ and greedily increase the member of the prefix with greater or equal index and max $$$q$$$.

With this, we can compute the optimal sum for each prefix separately in quadratic time. Or, we can compute for each prefix using the the previous prefix in linear time (somewhat like DP).

Essentially, we can process the $$$i^{\text{it}}$$$ prefix as adding $$$A_i$$$ to an array $$$p$$$. By adding $$$A_i$$$, we offer a new $$$q$$$ to all of the elements that precede it. We obviously want all of $$$A_1, \cdots, A_{i-1}$$$ that are using their operations to increase an element with a lesser $$$q$$$ to instead increase $$$A_i$$$. All of the elements that precede the nearest element with a greater $$$q$$$ will not change, but those that follow will now use their operations to increase $$$A_i$$$. We can find the nearest greater element with a greater $$$q$$$ using monotonic stacks, which are well explained by the USACO Guide or CPH. With prefix sums, we can find the the factor by which $$$A_i$$$ increases, and monotonic stacks have a linear time complexity, so the solution is done in $$$O(n)$$$.

I don't see the intuition for Knapsack DP as the problem isn't looking for a subset, but maybe you're on to something.

what is CList?