Describe how tesla is creating a competitive advantage by bringing battery production in house.
how does tesla’s decision to produce its own batteries impact management of the company’s value chain?
do you think musk’s recent decision to buy solarcity will have an impact on tesla motors’ business strategies? explain your reasoning.

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