Question

Chris is comparing two sales positions that he has been offered. The first pays a weekly salary of $600 plus a 35% commission. The second pays a weekly salary of $500 plus a 40% commission. How much must he make in sales per week for the two jobs to pay the same?

Answer 1

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Answer:

  $2000

Step-by-step explanation:

For the two pay scales to give the same pay, we must have sales (s) be ...

  600 +0.35s = 500 +0.40s

  100 = 0.05s . . . . . . . . . . . . . . subtract 500 +0.35s

  100/0.05 = s = 2000 . . . . . divide by the coefficient of s

Chris must make $2000 in sales per week for the two jobs to pay the same.