Oil is being pumped from an oil field t years after its opening at the rate of
Question:
Oil is being pumped from an oil field t years after its opening at the rate of P'(t) = 1.3e0.04t billion barrels per year. The field has a reserve of 20 billion barrels, and the price of oil holds steady at $112 per barrel.
a. Find P(t), the amount of oil pumped from the field at time t. How much oil is pumped from the field during the first 3 years of operation? The next 3 years?
b. For how many years T does the field operate before it runs dry?
c. If the prevailing annual interest rate stays fixed at 5% compounded continuously, what is the present value of the continuous income stream V = 112P(t) over the period of operation of the field 0 ≤ t ≤ T?
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Calculus For Business, Economics And The Social And Life Sciences
ISBN: 9780073532387
11th Brief Edition
Authors: Laurence Hoffmann, Gerald Bradley, David Sobecki, Michael Price