You Accept a Job Selling High-End Knives Door-To-Door on Commission

Multiple Choice

You accept a job selling high-end knives door-to-door on commission because you were informed that company employees, on average, earn $60,000 a year. After three months of making less than $1,000 a month, you learn that most other salespeople are making less than $20,000 a year. If the company has 20 sales people, two managers, and one president, how can the company's claim still be correct?

A) The median salary is higher than the mean salary.
B) The modal salary is higher than the mean salary.
C) The median of all salaries is $60,000 because the managers and the president earn huge salaries.
D) The mean of all salaries is $60,000 because the managers and president earn huge salaries.