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Part $1$

A restaurant purchased kitchen equipment on January$1,2017.$ On January$1,2019,$ the value of the equipment was

$$$$14$ comma $45014,450.$

The value after that date was modeled as follows.

$$V$($t$)$equals$=14$ comma $450$ e Superscript negative $0\mathrm{.}155$ t$14,450$e$0\mathrm{.}155$t

$$a$)$ What is the rate of change in the value of the equipment on January$1,2019?$

$$b$)$ What was the original value of the equipment on January$1,2017?$