11
RCMultiple Choice

Unit Test — Cumulative exam

Question 11 • 25-26 CRX Math Models with Applications 7052A

You have just graduated from college and purchased a car for $8000. Your credit limit is $20,000. Assume that you make no payments and purchase nothing more and that there are no other fees. The monthly interest rate is 12%. Find the y-intercept for the exponential function which represents how much you will owe (represented by y) after x months with no more purchases or payments.

Answer
A
(0, 20,000)
B
(8000, 0)
C
(0, 8000)
D
(20,000, 0)

Explanation

The y-intercept is the amount owed when x = 0 months, before any monthly interest has accumulated. The initial car purchase is $8,000, so the graph begins at (0, 8,000). This matches choice C, (0, 8000).

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