Question

A salesperson earns a flat monthly salary, plus a percentage of the items sold. Which of the following functions could model the salesperson's total earnings?

A.y=0.1x^2+1,400
B.y=0.15^x+800
C.y=0.06x+1,200
D.y=0.08x^3+1,500

Answer 1

Option C. y = 0.06x + 1200

In that function 1200 represents the flat monthly salary, x is the value of the items sold and 0.06 means that teh percentage is 6%.