SOLUTION: Suppose w company offers you a sales position with a choice of two methods of determining your yearly salary. One method pays 35000 dollars plus a bonus of 3% of your yearly sales.

Question 999046: Suppose w company offers you a sales position with a choice of two methods of determining your yearly salary. One method pays 35000 dollars plus a bonus of 3% of your yearly sales. The other method pays a straight 5% comission on your sales. For what yearly sales amount is it better to choose the first method.
Answer by macston(5194) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
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We find the point when fee plus commission equals
commission only. Greater sales favor higher commission,
lower sales favor fee + commission:
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S=sales amount
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(0.03)S+$35000=(0.05)S
$35000=(0.02)S
$1750000=S
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When sales equals $175000, both methods pay the same.
ANSWER: The first method pays more with sales less than $1750000.

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