The Securities Industry Experienced Dramatic Growth in the Last Two

Multiple Choice

The securities industry experienced dramatic growth in the last two decades of the 20th century. The following models for the industry's revenue R and expenses or costs C (both in billions of dollars) were developed as functions of the years past 1980 with data from the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission's 2000 Annual Report (2001) . and . Use the models to predict the profit for the securities industry in 2009. Round your answer to two decimal places. ​

A) $1.15 billion
B) $955.65 billion
C) $830.61 billion
D) $125.04 billion
E) $540.34 billion