Solve the Problem $2001 .$ A) About $\$ 500,000$ B) About $\$ 800,000$

question 23

Multiple Choice

Solve the problem.
-An accountant tabulated a firm's profits for four recent years in the following table:

The accountant then fit both a linear graph and an exponential curve (seen below) to the data, in order to estimate future profits. Use the linear graph to estimate the profits in the year $2001 .$

• A) About \(\$ 500,000\)
• B) About \(\$ 800,000\)
• C) About \(\$ 900,000\)
• D) About \(\$ 700,000\)

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