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-A veterinarian depreciates a $\$ 10,000$ X-ray machine. He estimates that the resale value $V ( t )$ (in $\$$ ) after $t$ years is $90 \%$ of its value from the previous year. Therefore, the resale value can be approximated by $V ( t ) = 10,000 ( 0.9 ) ^ { t }$ .
a. Find the resale value after $3 \mathrm { yr }$ .
b. If the veterinarian wants to sell his practice $10 \mathrm { yr }$ after the X-ray machine was purchased, how much is the machine worth? Round to the nearest $\$ 100$ .

• A) a. \(\$ 7,290\); b. \(\$ 3,500\)
• B) a. \(\$ 2,710\); b. \(\$ 3,500\)
• C) a. \(\$ 2,710 ;\) b. \(\$ 6,500\)
• D) a. \(\$ 7,290 ;\) b. \(\$ 6,500\)

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