Steven works at a large home appliance store. He earns a base salary of $20,000 plus commission which can be modeled by the equation y = 0.1x + 20,000. What is the meaning of the y-intercept in the equation?

Question

Steven works at a large home appliance store. He earns a base salary of $20,000 plus commission which can be modeled by the equation y = 0.1x + 20,000. What is the meaning of the y-intercept in the equation?

Responses
A Steven's base paySteven's base pay
B Steven's total salesSteven's total sales
C Stevens commission payStevens commission pay
D highest pay Steven can earn

Answer 1

A Steven's base paySteven's base pay

The y-intercept in the equation represents Steven's base pay, which is $20,000. This is the amount Steven earns regardless of his sales commission.

Answer 2

are you sure

Answer 3

Yes, I am sure. The y-intercept in the equation represents the base pay, which is the fixed amount Steven earns regardless of his sales commission. In this case, the base pay is $20,000.