A car salesperson earns a base salary plus commission for every car he sells. The expression shows the amount the salesperson earns, if he sells x cars in a month.

Question

2,000 + 1,000x

If the salesman doesn't sell a car, how much money does he earn for the month?
Responses
A $0$0
B $1,000$1,000
C $2,000$2,000
D $3,000$3,000

Answer 1

To find out how much the salesperson earns if he sells zero cars (i.e., \(x = 0\)), we can substitute \(x\) with 0 in the given expression:

\[ 2,000 + 1,000x \]

Substituting \(x = 0\):

\[ 2,000 + 1,000(0) = 2,000 + 0 = 2,000 \]

Therefore, if the salesman doesn't sell a car, he earns $2,000 for the month.

The correct response is C $2,000.