SOLUTION: When hired at a new job selling jewelry, you are given two pay options: Option A: Base salary of $16,000 a year, with a commission of 10% of your sales Option B: Base salary

Question 1030390: When hired at a new job selling jewelry, you are given two pay options:
Option A: Base salary of $16,000 a year, with a commission of 10% of your sales
Option B: Base salary of $20,000 a year, with a commission of 3% of your sales
In order for option A to produce a larger income, you would need sell at least $_____ of jewelry?
Answer by addingup(3677) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
16,000+0.10x > 20,000+0.03x
0.07x > 4,000
x > 57,142.86 You have to sell more than this.
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check:
16,000+0.10(57,142.86 > 20,000+0.03(57,142.86)
21,714.29 > 21,714.29 My answer is correct, you have to sell more than this.

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