The ACME company manufactured \(x\) brooms per month from January to April, inclusive. On the first of each month, durin

The ACME company manufactured \(x\) brooms per month from January to April, inclusive. On the first of each month, during the following May to December, inclusive, it sold \(\dfrac{x}2\) brooms. At the beginning of production on January 1st, the ACME company had no brooms in its inventory. If storage costs were \(\$1\) per month per broom, approximately how much, in terms of \(x,\) did the ACME company pay for storage from May 2nd to December 31st, inclusive?

A. \(\$x\)
B. \(\$3x\)
C. \(\$4x\)
D. \(\$5x\)
E. \(\$14x\)

Answer: E

Source: Manhattan GMAT