As the manager of a restaurant, you are paid an annual salary plus a bonus of 5% of profits over $100,000. Consider the two functions given by f (x) = x - 100,000 and g (x) = 0.05x. If x is greater than $100,000, which function represents the bonus?

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Pretty Lady

24 March, 23:49

As the manager of a restaurant, you are paid an annual salary plus a bonus of 5% of profits over $100,000. Consider the two functions given by f (x) = x - 100,000 and g (x) = 0.05x. If x is greater than $100,000, which function represents the bonus?

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Jamison Hoover · Answer 1

The answer is B) f (x)

Ava Marsh · Answer 2

Given that the manager is paid a salary and 5% bonus for profit that are over $100,000. Then if x is greater than $100,000, the bonus will be given by the equation:

f (x) = (percentage bonus) * (x)

hence plugging the values we obtain:

f (x) = 0.05x