Your Monthly Profit P on Sales of Avocado Ice Cream $t = 0$

Multiple Choice

Your monthly profit p on sales of Avocado Ice Cream are rising at an instantaneous rate of 17% per month. If you currently make a profit of $14,500 per month, solve the differential equation that describes your change in profit to predict your monthly profits. Assume that the current sales are given for time $t = 0$ .

A) $s = 14,500 e ^ { - 0.17 t }$ .
B) $s = 14,500 e ^ { - 1.7 t }$
C) $s = 14,500 e ^ { - 0.17 t }$
D) $s = 14,500 + e ^ { - 0.17 t }$
E) $s = 14,500 + t ^ { 0.17 }$