Katie was just hired at a new sales company. she is given a $500 hiring bonus. additionally she earns an average commission of $250 per week. what is the rate of change for katies salary? what is the initial value?

We are given: One time bonus for hiring = $500.

The variable payment for earning commission = $250  per week.

Please see, in the given problem, when Katie was hired, they paied $500 as a hiring bonus.

So, at the time of hiring, there is not common added.

So, the initial value (amount) for the Katie is $500.

Every month the $250 is added as a commission amount.

Therefore, commoission amount is the rate of change for Katie's salary.

Rate of change : $250 and Initial value: $500.

46 dollars is the answer.

step-by-step explanation:

6*6 = 36,         36+10=46

its 50 miles away from the starting point