<PRE><B>Question 465424</B>
Consolidate Shirt Works uses the function given by V(t)= -2000t + 15,000 to determine the salvage value V(t), in dollars, of a color separator t years after it has been put into use. 
a) What does the slope (coefficient of x) represent?
Each year the separator value goes down $2000.
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b) What do the x- and y-intercepts represent?
x-intercept:  The year when the value of the separator is zero.
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y-intercept: The original value of the separator.
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Cheers,
Stan H. 
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