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Multiple Choice

The table below shows the cost $C$ (in millions of dollars) of a 30-second ad during the Super Bowl for several years from 1987 to 2006. $$\begin{array} { | c | c | } \hline \text { Year } & \text { Cost } \\\hline 1987 & 0.6 \\\hline 1992 & 0.9 \\\hline 1997 & 1.2 \\\hline 2002 & 2.2 \\\hline 2006 & 2.5 \\\hline\end{array}$$ Use the regression feature of a graphing utility to find an exponential model for the data. Predict the cost of a 30-second ad during the Super Bowl in 2011. Round to the nearest ten thousand.

A) $3.96 million
B) $3.67 million
C) $2.90 million
D) $5.42 million
E) $6.34 million