SOLUTION: A salesperson has two job offers. Company A offers a weekly salary of $200 plus commission of 10% of sales. Company B offers a weekly salary of $400 plus commission of 5% of sales.

Question 173183This question is from textbook Introductory Algebra
: A salesperson has two job offers. Company A offers a weekly salary of $200 plus commission of 10% of sales. Company B offers a weekly salary of $400 plus commission of 5% of sales. What is the amount of sales above which Company A's offer is the same as Company B's? This question is from textbook Introductory Algebra

Answer by Mathtut(3670) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
equation for company A is 200+10s.....s representing sales.
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equation for company B is 400+.05s
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lets set them equal to each other to find out when A=B
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200+.10s=400+.05s
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.05s=200
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dollars in sales- the point at which Company A plan will equal Company B's plan.
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