With time, t, in years since the start of 1980, textbook prices have increased at 6.7% per

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With time, t, in years since the start of 1980, textbook prices have increased at 6.7% per year while inflation has been 3.3% per year. Assume both rates are continuous growth rates. 

(a) Find a formula for B(t), the price of a textbook in year t if it cost $B0 in 1980. 

(b) Find a formula for P(t), the price of an item in year t if it cost $P0 in 1980 and its price rose according to inflation. 

(c) A textbook cost $50 in 1980. When is its price predicted to be double the price that would have resulted from inflation alone?

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Applied Calculus

ISBN: 9781119275565

6th Edition

Authors: Deborah Hughes Hallett, Patti Frazer Lock, Andrew M. Gleason, Daniel E. Flath, Sheldon P. Gordon, David O. Lomen, David Lovelock, William G. McCallum, Brad G. Osgood, Andrew Pasquale

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