an employee compiled sales data for a company once each month. the scatter plot shows the sales for the company over time. the equation represents the linear model for this data.

y = 0.94x + 12.5

according to the model, what were the company's sales when the employee began collecting data?

a. $5000

b. $12,500

c. $20,000

d. $35,000

e. $45,000