The correct answer is Choice C.
Substitute in the given function to find the -intercept.

Therefore, the -intercept of the given function is .
Choice A is incorrect and may have resulted from thinking that a number with an exponent 0 is equal to 0.
Choices B and D are incorrect and may have resulted from misinterpreting -intercept.
✨ Expert's Tip ✨
An alternate method is to plot the graph of the function and find the -intercept.