Steven works at a large home appliance store. He earns a base salary of $20,000 plus commission which can be modeled by the equation y = 0.1x + 20,000. What is the meaning of the y-intercept in the equation?

Question

Steven works at a large home appliance store. He earns a base salary of $20,000 plus commission which can be modeled by the equation y = 0.1x + 20,000. What is the meaning of the y-intercept in the equation?
Responses

A. Steven's base pay

B. Steven's total sales

C. Stevens commission pay

D. highest pay Steven can earn

GPT 3.5 · Answer

A. Steven's base pay The y-intercept in the equation represents Steven's base pay, which is $20,000. This is the amount he earns regardless of his sales performance.