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A motorcycle is depreciating at 12% per year, every year. A student's $11,250 motorcycle depreciating at this rate can be modeled by the equation V(t) = 11,250(0.88)^t. What is an equivalent equation for this vehicle as a monthly depreciation and, using this equation, what is the motorcycle worth (rounded to the nearest hundred dollar) 8 years after purchase?

 

A. V(t) = 11,250(0.9894)^12t, $4,000 

B. V(t) = 11,250(0.8800)^12t, $10,300 

C. V(t) = 11,250(1.12)^−t, $4,500 

D. V(t) = 11,250(0.9894)^t, $4,000

 Feb 22, 2016

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 #1
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No algebra needed here. Just good question skills

B is wrong do to amount left, 10300 is way too high for 12% per year

C has a negative exponet

D has only 1 exponet as opposed to the 12 that is needs.

So correct anwser is A

 Feb 22, 2016
 #1
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Best Answer

No algebra needed here. Just good question skills

B is wrong do to amount left, 10300 is way too high for 12% per year

C has a negative exponet

D has only 1 exponet as opposed to the 12 that is needs.

So correct anwser is A

SpawnofAngel Feb 22, 2016
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We need to find  the effective rate of monthly depreciation......we can do this,as follows :

 

(.88)^8  = (r)^(12*8)

 

(.88)^8  = r^(96)  take the log of both sides

 

log(.88)^8  = log (r)^96   and we can write

 

8log(.88) = 96 log (r)     divide both sides by 96

 

(1/12) log(.88)  = log r  

 

This says that

 

10^[(1/12) log(.88)]  = r = about .9894

 

So.....A would be correct, as Spawn said

 

 

 

cool cool cool

 Feb 22, 2016

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