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document.write( "Casey is a salesperson who must decide between two monthly income options:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Option A: Salary of $1950 per month, plus 10% of monthly sales\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "or Opyion B: Salary of $2420 per month, plus 6% of monthly sales\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "For what amount of monthly sales is \"Option A\" a better choice for Casey than Option B?\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #110129 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=jojo14344><B>jojo14344(1513)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-12.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=jojo14344><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/nopicture.jpg><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=110129\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> For what amount of monthly sales is \"Option A\"  a better choice than \"B\"?<BR>\n" );
document.write( "For this we need to equate the 2 eqn's. and we'll find out the \"minimum\" monthly sales it should be for \"Option A\" to be a better choice, oks.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "First, let's assigned <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=x ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"x\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >= monthly sales. So,<BR>\n" );
document.write( "$1950+10%(x) = $2420+6%(x)<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "x=$11,750 -----------> The monthly sales should be MORE than this amount<BR>\n" );
document.write( "in order \"Option A\" be a better choice.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Let's check.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "If sales \"x\" = $11,750<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Option A= $1950+10%($11750) = $3125<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Option B= $2420+ 6%($11750) = $3125<BR>\n" );
document.write( "See, the sales are equal.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "If sales \"x\" = $11,749<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Option A= $1950+10%($11749) = $3124.90<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Option B= $2420+ 6%($11749) = $3124.94<BR>\n" );
document.write( "See, if the sales just go down by $1.00 on the minimum $11,750, Option B is still better.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "If sales \"x\" = $11,751  ($1 up!)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Option A = $1950+10%($11751) = $3125.10<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Option B = $2420+ 6%($11751) = $3125.06<BR>\n" );
document.write( "There you go, it shows if the monthly sales start to go up on $11,750 ---> the better choice Option A will be, more money.Try it if \"x\" go by $15,000? $20,000?<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Thank you,<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Jojo<BR>\n" );
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