Beth is receiving a disability benefit while working part-time. What is her ongoing monthly benefit if she makes $2,000 part-time on top of her $15,000 benefit?

To determine Beth's ongoing monthly benefit while she is receiving disability benefits and working part-time, it’s essential to understand how disability benefits interact with earnings. In many disability insurance policies, recipients can earn a certain amount without it affecting their benefits.

In this scenario, Beth is receiving a disability benefit of $15,000 monthly. Since she is also working part-time and earning $2,000, the critical factor is whether that income affects her disability benefit. If the policy allows for her to work part-time and earn this income without penalizing her benefit amount, then her ongoing monthly benefit remains unchanged at $15,000.

This means that her total income while working part-time is the sum of her disability benefit and her part-time earnings, but her benefit amount does not decrease because of her part-time work under the conditions provided in the question. Therefore, her ongoing benefit stays at $15,000, making it the correct answer in this scenario.

Other options imply a reduction in her benefits due to the earnings from part-time work or changes in the total benefit amount, which does not align with the policy allowing for certain earnings while still receiving full disability benefits.