Steven works at a large home appliance store. he earns a base salary of $20,000 plus commission which can be modeled by the equation y=0.1+20,000 . what is the meaning of the y-intercept in the equation?

a. stevens total sales

b. sevens commission pay

c. stevens base pay

d. highest pay steven can earn

C. Stevens base pay

Step-by-step explanation:

Given: Steven works at a large home appliance store. He earns a base salary of $20,000 plus commission which can be modeled by the equation .

To find the y-intercept, put x=0 in the above equation, we get.

.........> which is his base salary.

Hence, the meaning of y-intercept in the equation is Stevens base pay.