Problema Solution

A building costs $4000 to rent. When no one offers to rent the place, the owner decides to drop the price by 2 percent each month that it remains empty. How much will the rent be if someone chooses to rent the building after it has been empty for 5 months?

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the start cost is: $4,000


after 1 month the cost is: 4,000*0.98


after 2 months the cost is: 4,000*0.98^2

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after 5 months the cost is: 4,000*0.98^5 = $3,615.68