Employees of a Publishing Company Received an Increase in Salary

question 105

Multiple Choice

Employees of a publishing company received an increase in salary of 7% plus a bonus of $700. Let S(x) = 1.07x + 700 represent the new salary in terms of the previous salary x. Find and interpret S(13,000) .

• A) $13,700; If an employee's old salary was $13,000, then his/her new salary was $13,700 after the increase and bonus.
• B) $11,495; If an employee's old salary was $11,495, then his/her new salary was $13,000 after the increase and bonus.
• C) $14,610; If an employee's old salary was $13,000, then his/her new salary was $14,610 after the increase and bonus.
• D) $22,800; If an employee's old salary was $22,800, then his/her new salary was $13,000 after the increase and bonus.

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