The following question:

The monthly costs for a small company to do business has been increasing over time in part due to inflation. The table gives the monthly cost y (in $) for the month of January for selected years. The variable t represents the number of years since 2008 . Year Monthly Costs ($) (t = 0 is 2008) 14, 000 14, 200 14, 400 W N 14, 600 Mostly Cost (Jan.) for selected Years Monthly Costs ($) 15000+ 12000+ 9000- 000- 3000- Year (t = 0 represents 2008 ) a. Use a graphing utility to find a model of the form y = ab b. Write the function from part (a) as an exponential function with base e . c. Use the model to predict the monthly cost for January in the year 2017 if this trend continues. Round to the nearest hundred dollars. Select one: o a. a. y = 14, 001(1.014)' b. y = 14, 001eV.V140t c. $15, 900 o b. a. y = 14, 001(0.0140) b. y = 10eU.0140t c. $91, 900 o c. a. y = 14, 001(1.014)' b. y = 14, 001el.V141 c. $91, 900 o d. a. y = 14, 001(1.014)' b. y = 10eV.U140 c. $15, 900