You are planning to purchase a used car. You have $5,500 to spend and you plan to drive the car for at least five years. The graph below shows the estimated long term cost of buying and owning two different cars. You are considering the gas, insurance, and maintenance costs of both cars. The yellow car will cost $2,000 initially and cost about $2,000 a year to maintain. The blue car will cost $5,000 and then cost about $1,000 a year to maintain.

Given that you plan to keep your car for at least five years, which statement below is TRUE?

Question 1 options:

A.) I should buy the blue car because by the time five years have passed, I will have saved almost $2,000.

B.) The graph shows that the yellow car will be worth more when I sell it.

C.) The graph shows that the costs of the two cars will be approximately equal in 4 years.

D.) I should buy the yellow car because I will never make up the extra $3,000 I paid for the blue car.

step-by-step explanation:

a.   since the profit made in 2012 is equal to the profit made in 2014, the profit is           symmetric about the line y = 120,000.

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given that megan owns a clothing boutique.

the profits of 2010, 11, are recorded and shown as follows:

years since     2010 0     1     2     3       4       5

profits made in 1000's   39       84     111     120   111     84

we find that profit gradually increases form 2010 to 2013 upto 120,   then starts decreasing.

the profits for 2012 and 2014 are the same while that of 2011 and 2015 are also the same.

this shows that there is symmetry about the line profit = 120000

hence answer is:

a.   since the profit made in 2012 is equal to the profit made in 2014, the profit is           symmetric about the line y = 120,000.

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-362

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(12)(4)+2(12)-34(12)+2(12)-3

  \/         \/         \/         \/

  48 +   24 -   408 + 24 - 3

      \   /               \   /

          72     -     432 - 3 = -363

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