The first time a census was taken in Michele Corners, the population was 1772. Each year after that, the population was about 9% higher than it was the previous year.

Sketch the graph that represents the situation. Let x represent the number of years since the first census was taken.

What are the coordinates of the point that contains the ­y-intercept?

A. ( 1772, 0)
B. ( 1, 1772)
C. ( 0, 1772)
D. ( 1772, 1)