Answer: 6.51 billion dollars
Explanation:
From the question, we are informed that the annual net sales for a huge soft drink company were 5.6 billion dollars in 2012 and that sales were increasing at a continuous rate of 3.85% per year.
The annual net sales in 2016 will be:
= 5.6 billion × (1 + 3.85%)^4
= 5.6 billion × (1 + 0.0385)^4
= 5.6 billion × (1.0385)^4
= 5.6 billion × 1.1631
= 6.51 billion dollars
