Acompany developed the following linear model to budget annual expenses over time. in this model, x represents the number of years after 2009, and y represents the expense budget (in dollars). interpret the y-intercept.
a. the company's expense budget for 2008 was $189,785.
b. the company's expense budget for 2008 was $37,896.
c. the company's expense budget for 2009 was $37,896.
d. the company's expense budget for 2009 was $189,785.