SOLUTION: Tara is a sales representative for a cosmetic company. She is paid $5.15 per hour each week plus a commission of 10% of the amount of sales over $5,000.She works 40 hours one week

Question 38768: Tara is a sales representative for a cosmetic company. She is paid $5.15 per hour each week plus a commission of 10% of the amount of sales over $5,000.She works 40 hours one week, and she sells $7260 worth of cosmetics during that week. She has been offered a job for another cosmetic company that pays $5.00 per hour for a 40-hour week plus a commission of 4% of total sales. Which job would pay more? Should she change jobs?
Answer by Nate(3500) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
The first job would pay more due to the higher percent of commission and amount per hour.
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