The Total Worldwide Box-Office Receipts for a Long-Running Blockbuster Movie

question 184

Multiple Choice

The total worldwide box-office receipts for a long-running blockbuster movie are approximated by the function ​ where is measured in millions of dollars and is the number of months since the movie's release. What are the total box-office receipts after the first month? The second month? The third month? What will the movie gross in the long run (when is very large) ?
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• A) After the 1st month: $40 million; after the 2nd month: $100 million; after the 3rd month: $138.5 million; in the long run: $200 million.
• B) After the 1st month: $200 million; after the 2nd month: $138.5 million; after the 3rd month: $100 million; in the long run: $40 million.
• C) After the 1st month: $40 million; after the 2nd month: $100 million; after the 3rd month: $138.6 million; in the long run: $200 million.
• D) After the 1st month: $40 million; after the 2nd month: $100 million; after the 3rd month: $138.5 million; in the long run: $50 million.
• E) After the 1st month: $50 million; after the 2nd month: $138.5 million; after the 3rd month: $100 million; in the long run: $40 million.

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