A new car begins to depreciate in value as soon as you drive it off the lot. Some models depreciate linearly, and others depreciate exponentially. Suppose you buy a new car for $20,000, and 1 year later its value has decreased to $17,000.
If the value decreased linearly, what was its annual rate of decrease?
$
per year
If the value decreased exponentially, what was its annual decay factor?
What was its annual percent depreciation?
%
Calculate the value of your car when it is 5 years old under each assumption, linear or exponential depreciation.
Linear: $
Exponential: $