The inequality 8.50x > 1000 + 2.50xi describes a situation (B) where a person is earning an hourly wage plus commission per item sold, aiming to exceed a total income of $1000.
The inequality 8.50x > 1000 + 2.50xi best represents a scenario where a person earns $8.50 per hour and wants to earn more than $1000 in total, with an additional $2.50 for each item sold. This situation corresponds to option B. The variable x represents the number of hours worked, and xi represents the number of items sold.
Therefore, this inequality is stating that the hourly earnings plus the additional earnings from each item sold should be greater than the total desired earnings of $1000. The inequality expresses a condition where both hourly wages and commission from sales contribute to the income exceeding a certain threshold.