Answer:
$39,500
Explanation:
In order to find the total cost, we proceed as follows:
1)
First, the base fee is:
[tex]b=\$1000[/tex]
2)
Then we calculate the total number of questions: we have 15 questions per survey, and a total of 500 surveys (for 500 people), therefore the total number of questions is
[tex]Q=15\cdot 500 =7500[/tex]
Since the cost is $5 per question, the total cost of the questions is
[tex]q=\$5\cdot 7500 =\$37,500[/tex]
3)
Finally, we have 500 persons, and there is a cost of $2 per each person, so the cost due to this is
[tex]p=\$2\cdot 500 = \$1000[/tex]
Therefore, the total cost is:
[tex]T=b+q+p=1000+37,500+1000=\$39,500[/tex]