Luis runs a bakery that offers only takeaway service. his customers visit his residence and watch him prepare their order. they also get an opportunity to bring their cake designs and luis prepare the desired cake. as a result, he knows most of his customers well. the opportunity of is highlighted in the given scenario.

Ahospital purchases a $500,000 magnetic resonance imaging (mri) machine that has a useful life of 9 years. the salvage value at the end of 9 years is $77,000. (a) write a linear equation that describes the value y (in dollars) of the mri machine in terms of the time t (in years), 0 ≤ t ≤ 9. (b) find the value, in dollars, of the machine after 6 years. $ (c) find the time, in years, when the value of the equipment will be $140,000. (round your answer to two decimal places.) yr