Asalesperson receives a base salary of $35,000 and a commission of 10% of the total sales for the year. a.) write a linear model that shows the salesperson’s total income based on total sales of k dollars. b.) if the salesperson sells $250,000 worth of merchandise, what is her total income for the year, including her base salary?

Part a) The linear model that shows the salesperson’s total income is equal to

Part b) The total income is

Step-by-step explanation:

Part a)

Let

k-------> the total sales for the year

y-----> the total income for the year

we know that

The linear equation that represent the situation is

Part b) we have

substitute the value of k in the linear model to find the total income

1. d.90

2. e. none of these (80)

3. a. 0

4. b. 6

5. e. none of these (10)

6. a. 5