It says that answer A is correct. However, why didn't we calculate it this way instead?: $500000+500000(1+3\%)^2+500000(1+3\%)^3($as in why does "the next three years" mean years $0,1,2$ and not $1,2,3?30)$ Your forecast shows $$500,000$ annually in sales for each of the next $3$ years. If your

second and third year predictions have failed to incorporate the $3\%$ expected annual inflation, how far off in total dollar sales is your $3-$year forecast?

A$)$ $$45,450$ B$)$ $$60,900$ C$)$ $$52,550$ D$)$ $$76,250$