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A company that manufactures staplers calculates its monthly profit, in dollars, by subtracting its fixed monthly costs, in dollars, from its monthly sales revenue, in dollars. The equation $11,000=2.00x-6,500$ represents this situation for a month where $x$ staplers are manufactured and sold.

Which statement is the best interpretation of $2.00x$ in this context?

A

The monthly sales revenue, in dollars, for each stapler sold

B

The monthly sales revenue, in dollars, for $x$ staplers sold

C

The monthly cost, in dollars, of manufacturing each stapler

D

The monthly cost, in dollars, of manufacturing $x$ staplers