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

options:

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

Answer 1

The total earnings of the salesman can be expressed as \( 2000 + 0.1s \), where \( 2000 \) is a fixed amount added to the earnings from commissions. This indicates that \( 2000 \) is not dependent on the sales amount \( s \).

Since \( 2000 \) is added to the earnings derived from the sales, it represents the base salary of the salesman. The commission, which is \( 0.1s \), is the additional earnings based on his sales.

Therefore, \( 2000 \) represents the salesperson's monthly base salary.

The correct option is:

A. his monthly base salary in dollars