Which situation could be modeled by a linear function

A a bank account that grows at a rate of 5% per year compounded annually
B a population of bacteria that that doubles every 4.5 hours
C the cost of a cell phone service that charges a base amount of 20 cents per minute
D the concentration of medicine in a person's body that decays by a factor of one third every hour

C the cost of a cell phone service that charges a base amount of 20 cents per minute