A Government Program That Currently Costs Taxpayers $3 $\$ 1,552,968,594$ B) $\$ 272,160,000$

question 122

Multiple Choice

A government program that currently costs taxpayers $3.5 billion per year is cut back by 30 percent per year. Compute the budget after the fifth year. Round your answer to the nearest integer.

• A) \(\$ 1,552,968,594\)
• B) \(\$ 272,160,000\)
• C) \(\$ 8,505,000\)
• D) \(\$ 1,146,880,000\)
• E) \(\$ 588,245,000\)

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