"bruceco sells medical devices used in surgical operations. it requires a great deal of training to be able to use these medical devices properly and there is a potential liability to bruceco if they are used improperly. because each product has to be numbered and monitored for quality and sanitation, the products must be handled carefully and are expensive. which of these market coverage strategies would be best for bruceco?

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