Choose the One Alternative That Best Completes the Statement or Answers

Multiple Choice

Choose the one alternative that best completes the statement or answers the question.
-The logistic growth function $\mathrm { f } ( \mathrm { t } ) = \frac { 24,000 } { 1 + 599.0 \mathrm { e } ^ { - 1.8 \mathrm { t } } }$ models the number of people who have become ill with a particular infection t weeks after its initial outbreak in a particular community. What is the limiting size of the population that becomes ill?

A) 599 people
B) 24,000 people
C) 600 people
D) 48,000 people