SOLUTION: Bob is offered a salary of $160 a week and 2% commission on total sales or a straight 11% on total sales. What do total sales need to be for the 11% to be a better offer?
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Question 408076: Bob is offered a salary of $160 a week and 2% commission on total sales or a straight 11% on total sales. What do total sales need to be for the 11% to be a better offer?
Answer by solver91311(24713) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Let 
represent weekly sales. Then with the minimum salary his earnings are:
And his earnings on straight commission:
We want to know the value of such that:
Solve the inequality for
John
My calculator said it, I believe it, that settles it
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