A Certain Country's Consumer Price Index Is Approximated by A $\mathrm { A } ( \mathrm { t } ) = 100 \mathrm { e } ^ { 0.024 \mathrm { t } }$

Multiple Choice

A certain country's Consumer Price Index is approximated by A( $\mathrm { A } ( \mathrm { t } ) = 100 \mathrm { e } ^ { 0.024 \mathrm { t } }$ , where t represents the number of years. Use the function to determine the year in which costs will be 50% higher than in year 0.

A) year 13
B) year 15
C) year 19
D) year 17