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Multiple Choice Question
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?

Answer 1

In the given scenario, the salesman makes a total of \(2,000 + 0.1s\) dollars each month, where \(s\) represents his total sales in dollars.

In this formula:

• The term \(0.1s\) represents the commission earned by the salesman, which is 10% of his total sales.
• The term \(2,000\) represents the base salary that the salesman earns each month, regardless of his sales performance.

Therefore, \(2,000\) represents the base salary of the salesman.