- Moving from left to right:
- The curve is in quadrant 1.
- From point (0 comma 9), the curve trends down sharply.
- From point (5 comma 1), the curve trends down gradually.
The graph gives the estimated number of catalogs , in thousands, a company sent to its customers at the end of each year, where represents the number of years since the end of , where . Which statement is the best interpretation of the y-intercept in this context?