Samantha sells two types of wristbands, rope or beaded. She charges more for beaded wristbands than for rope wristbands. The amount of money, in dollars, that she collects from selling x wristbands of one type and y wristbands of the other type can be modeled by the expression 5x+8y.

What does the variable y represent in this situation?

A. the selling price of one rope wristband
B. the number of rope wristbands sold
C. the number of beaded wristbands sol
D. the selling price of one beaded wristband