A fruit company recently released a new applesauce. By the end of its first year, profits on this product amounted to $30,900. The anticipated profit for the end of the fourth year is $35,400. After the first year, the ratio of change in time to change in profit is constant. Let x be years and P be profit in dollars.
a. Write a linear function Pbx) that expresses profit as a function of time.
P(x) =
(Use integers or fractions for any numbers in the equation. Do not include the symbol in your answer.)