Hello keirabug, I am here to answer your question:
Since 10^3 is the same as 10*10*10, or 1000, and each CD is worth 12$, then 1000 * 12$ is equal to 12000$
But for the CD players, it's 10^2 or 10*10, which gives us 100, and each CD player is worth 35$, so 100 * 35$ is equal to 3500$
And then we do an addition to add the prices like this: 12000$ + 3500$ = 15500$
So the answer is 15500$
Hope this helped you!