SOLUTION: Please help me figure out this word problem. I am totally lost. An account executive receives a base salary plus a commission. On $40,000 in monthly sales, an account executive w

Question 915388: Please help me figure out this word problem. I am totally lost.
An account executive receives a base salary plus a commission. On $40,000 in monthly sales, an account executive would receive compensation of $2200. On $50,000 in monthly sales, an account executive would receive compensation of $2400. Determine a linear function that yields the compensation y of a sales executive for a given amount of monthly sales x.
Answer by ewatrrr(24785) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Back to the Basics
(50,000, 2400)
(40,000, 2200) m = =200/10,000 = .02
***Using point-slope form, P(40,000,2200)
y - 2200 = .02(x - 40000)
y = .02x + $1400

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