A fruit company recently released a new applesauce. By the end of its first​ year, profits on this product amounted to $37,000. The anticipated profit for the end of the fourth year is $68,200. 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​ P(x) that expresses profit as a function of time. ​P(x)=