Cassandra Buys a New Color Copier for Her Small Business

question 63

Multiple Choice

Cassandra buys a new color copier for her small business. It will cost $24,000 and will decrease in value each year. The graph below shows the value of the copier after the first 5 years of ownership. Find the equation of this line where is the value after years.

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