SOLUTION: A sales executive earns a base monthly salary of $1500 plus a 9% commission on total sales. Find the total sales during a month in which the executive earned $5460.
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Question 882945: A sales executive earns a base monthly salary of $1500 plus a 9% commission on total sales. Find the total sales during a month in which the executive earned $5460.
Answer by stanbon(75887) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
A sales executive earns a base monthly salary of $1500 plus a 9% commission on total sales. Find the total sales during a month in which the executive earned $5460.
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Earnings = 1500 + 0.09*sales
5450 = 1500 + 0.09sales
3950 = 0.09sales
sales = 3950/0.09 = $43,888.89
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Cheers,
Stan H.
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