A salesman makes both a base salary and also a commission, which is a percentage of what he sells. Each month, if his sales total s dollars, he makes a total of 2,000 + 0.1s dollars. What does 2,000 represent? A. his monthly base salary in dollars B. the amount of his monthly sales in dollars C. his total monthly pay in dollars D. his monthly commission in dollars
A. his monthly base salary in dollars
The value of a baseball card in dollars has been found to be 0.15y + 0.35, where y is the number of years since it was released. By how much is the baseball card's value increasing per year? A. $0.15 B. $0.35 C. 15% D. 35%
A. $0.15
The correct answer is A. his monthly base salary in dollars.
The statement "2,000 + 0.1s dollars" represents the total amount of money the salesman makes each month. The base salary component is represented by the constant term 2,000, which is the fixed amount the salesman receives regardless of his sales. Therefore, option A, his monthly base salary in dollars, is the correct answer.
To determine what the 2,000 represents, we can look at the given information.
The monthly pay the salesman receives is described as the sum of a base salary and a commission. If we denote the salesman's sales total as s dollars, the total monthly pay is expressed as 2,000 + 0.1s dollars.
From this information, we can conclude that the 2,000 represents the salesman's monthly base salary in dollars (option A).