A company recently lowered its service performance from 99% product availability to 97% product availability. The change saved the company exactly $1million per year in inventory carrying cost. Senior management now wants to lower the service level to 95% from 97%. Such a further change is likely to save (explain!): a) less than $1 million
b) about another $1 million
c) more than $1 million

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