years after the company started selling jewelry online, its predicted annual revenue is approximately dollars.
years after the company started selling jewelry online, its predicted annual revenue will have increased by a total of approximately dollars.
When the company's predicted annual revenue is approximately dollars, it is times the predicted annual revenue for the previous year.
When the company's predicted annual revenue is approximately dollars, it is greater than the predicted annual revenue for the previous year.
Explanation
Correct answer: A.
Choice A is correct. It's given that the function gives a company's predicted annual revenue, in dollars, years after the company started selling jewelry online. Since the value of is the value of when , it follows that " is approximately equal to " means that is approximately equal to when . Therefore, the best interpretation of the given statement is that years after the company started selling jewelry online, its predicted annual revenue is approximately dollars.
Desmos solution:
Note: f(5) means that 5 years after online sales began, the company's predicted annual revenue is about 648,650 dollars.
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Why the other choices are wrong
Choice B
Choice B is incorrect. The function gives the predicted annual revenue, not the predicted increase in annual revenue.
Choice C
Choice C is incorrect and may result from conceptual errors.
Choice D
Choice D is incorrect. In the given function, represents the number of years after the company started selling jewelry online, not the percent increase in revenue from the previous year.