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?

Question

his monthly base salary in dollars

the amount of his monthly sales in dollars

his total monthly pay in dollars

his monthly commission in dollars

Answer 1

In the equation provided, the total earnings of the salesman can be expressed as \( 2000 + 0.1s \) dollars, where \( s \) represents his sales total in dollars.

• The term \( 2000 \) represents a fixed amount that he earns each month, regardless of his sales.
• The term \( 0.1s \) represents his commission, which is 10% of his total sales.

Therefore, the \( 2000 \) in the equation represents his monthly base salary in dollars.

So the correct answer is:

his monthly base salary in dollars.