The growth of a company can be described by the equation N = 500(0.04)0.2t where t is the number of years the company has been in existence and N is the number of employees. (a) What is the number of employees when t = 0? (This is the number of employees the company has when it starts.) N = employees (b) What is the number of employees when t = 8? (Round your answer to the nearest whole number.)

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The growth of a company can be described by the equation

N = 500(0.04)0.2t

where t is the number of years the company has been in existence and N is the number of employees.

(a) What is the number of employees when
t = 0?
(This is the number of employees the company has when it starts.)
N = employees


(b) What is the number of employees when
t = 8?
(Round your answer to the nearest whole number.)
N = employees
 
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