The Chief Financial Officer of a Company Reports That Profits $4 \frac { 1 } { 2 } \%$

question 51

Multiple Choice

The chief financial officer of a company reports that profits for the past fiscal year were $ million. The officer predicts that profits for the next 7 years will grow at a continuous annual rate somewhere between $4 \frac { 1 } { 2 } \%$ and $6 \%$ . Estimate the cumulative difference in total profit over the 7 years based on the predicted range of growth rates. Round your answer to three decimal places.

• A) \(\$ 445.736\) billion
• B) \(\$ 30.221\) billion
• C) \(\$ 7.023\) billion
• D) \(\$ 18.710\) billion
• E) \(\$ 57.880\) billion

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