Question

Assume your salary is $25,000 per year and $50 for each computer you sell. Whatfunction represents your total pay for one year? Be sure to indicate any domainrestrictions.

Answer 1

Let:

y = Total pay for one year

x = Number of computers you sell

You are paid $50 for each computer you sell, thus your income for commissions is 50x.

Adding this to the base salary gives your total pay:

y = 50x + 25,000

The expression above is the required function that represents your total pay for one year.

The variable x is the number of computers you sell, so it has the following restrictions:

* Cannot be negative

* Must be a whole number