SOLUTION: Tamara gets paid an annual salary of $48,000 and earns 4% commission on all sales she makes. If Tamara wants to make $6,000 this month, how much in sales does she need to have?

Question 950353: Tamara gets paid an annual salary of $48,000 and earns 4% commission on all sales she makes. If Tamara wants to make $6,000 this month, how much in sales does she need to have?
Found 2 solutions by addingup, macston:
Answer by addingup(3677) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
We cannot mix years with months. Since the question refers to how much she wants to make this month, let's take "annual salary" and turn it into months -you know, apples with apples-.
48000/12= 4000. She makes 4000 x month.
In addition, she makes 4% commission on all sales, 4% means she makes 4 for every 100. We want to know how much she makes for every dollar sold. Thus, 4/100 = 0.04. And we'll call her sales "s".
So she makes per month: 0.04s + 4,000 And we want this to equal 6,000. Here we go:
0.04s + 4,000 = 6000 Subtract 4,000, both sides:
0.04s = 2000 Now divide both sides by 0.04, and your answer is:
Answer: s = 50,000 She has to sell 50,000 this month in order to make a total of $6,000.

Answer by macston(5194) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
With annual salary alone, Tamara makes ($48000/yr)(1 yr/12 mos)=$4000 /month
The difference $6000-$4000=$2000 to be made up in commission.
At a commission rate of 4%, Tamara must make $2000/0.04=$50000 in sales to earn $2000 in commission.
ANSWER: Tamara must make $50,000 in sales to have a monthly income of $6000.
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