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
1 answer
The correct answer is:
A. his monthly base salary in dollars
In this context, the total earnings of the salesman are represented by the formula \( 2000 + 0.1s \), where \( 2000 \) is the base salary and \( 0.1s \) represents the commission earned from sales.
