Question

A sporting goods company has observed a decline in sales following the end of each of its advertising campaigns. The decline in

sales follows the formula S=42e -0.16t, where is the monthly sales in millions of dollars and is the number of months after the end
of the advertising campaign. What will the monthly sales be three months after the end of the current campaign, rounded to the
nearest hundred thousand dollars?

Answer 1

$26.0 million

Explanation:

Answer 2

$26.0 million

Explanation:

Use t=3 and do the arithmetic.

S = 42e^(-0.16·3) = 42e^-0.48 ≈ 26.0

Three months after the end of the campaign, monthly sales are predicted to be $26.0 million.