$\text { Suppose that } R _ { 1 } = 6.81 + 0.86 t \text { and } R _ { 2 } = 6.81 + 0.35 t \text { model the revenue (in billions }$

question 99

Multiple Choice

$\text { Suppose that } R _ { 1 } = 6.81 + 0.86 t \text { and } R _ { 2 } = 6.81 + 0.35 t \text { model the revenue (in billions }$ of dollars) for a large corporation. The model $R _ { 1 }$ gives projected annual revenues from 2008 through 2015 , with $t = 8$ corresponding to 2008 , and $R _ { 2 }$ gives projected revenues if there is a decrease in the rate of growth of corporate sales over the period. Approximate the total reduction in revenue if corporate sales are actually closer to the model $R _ { 2 }$ . Round your answer to three decimal places.

• A) \(\$ 3.570\) billion
• B) \(\$ 24.990\) billion
• C) \(\$ 19.763\) billion
• D) S29.645 billion
• E) \(\$ 12.495\) billion

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