The table gives the average annual wage, in thousands of dollars, for selected years from 2012 and

Question:

The table gives the average annual wage, in thousands of dollars, for selected years from 2012 and projected to 2050.
(a) Find an exponential function that models the data, with x equal to the number of years after 2010 and y equal to the average annual wage in thousands of dollars. Report the model with three significant digits.
(b) Use the reported model to find a function that gives the instantaneous rate of change of the average annual wage. Report this function with three significant digits.
(c) Use the result in part (b) to predict the rate of growth of the average annual wage in 2040.