If the Initial Population Size Is 996 Plants and the Geometric

question 19

Multiple Choice

If the initial population size is 996 plants and the geometric rate of increase is 2.4177, calculate the population size after eight years for the annual plant Phlox drummondii.

• A) 198,918
• B) 480,924
• C) 1,162,730
• D) 2,811,131
• E) cannot be determined with the information given

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Billion

A numerical value represented by 1,000 million or 10^9.

Induced Consumption

Consumer spending that varies with income, representing the portion of income that households spend on goods and services rather than saving.

Disposable Income

Income available to households for the strategies of saving and spending after tax deductions.

Billion

A Billion is a numerical value equivalent to one thousand million (1,000,000,000) in the American short scale, commonly used in financial and demographic contexts.