SOLUTION: Daniel is a sales associate for an insurance co. He earns $500 per week plus 11% commission on his sales. How much does he need to sell in a week in order to earn at least $800 tha
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Question 711171: Daniel is a sales associate for an insurance co. He earns $500 per week plus 11% commission on his sales. How much does he need to sell in a week in order to earn at least $800 that week?
Answer by tutor_paul(519) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Define the following variables:
T = Total earned in a week
B = Base salary
C = Commission
S = Amount Daniel sells
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So now the question is, how much does Daniel have to sell to make $300?
You are given that his percentage is 11%. So:
Solve for S:
dollars
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Good Luck,
tutor_paul@yahoo.com
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