Solve the Problem $\sum _ { \mathrm { i } = 1 } ^ { 8 } \mathrm { a } _ { \mathrm { i } }$

Multiple Choice

Solve the problem.
-The bar graph below shows a company's yearly profits from 2003 to 2011. Let an represent the company's profit, in millions, in year n, where n = 1 corresponds to 2003, n = 2 corresponds to 2004, and so on.
Find $\sum _ { \mathrm { i } = 1 } ^ { 8 } \mathrm { a } _ { \mathrm { i } }$

A) $\$ 490.9$ million
B) $\$ 127.8$ million
C) \$544.6 million
D) $\$ 528.5$ million