document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=85495>Question 85495</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> An account executive receives a base salary plus a commission. On $20,000 in monthly sales, the account executive receives $1800. On $50,000 in monthly sales, the account executive receives $3000.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "A.) Determine a linear function that will yield the compensation of the sales executive for a given amount of monthly sales.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "B.) Use this model to determine the account executive's compensation for $85,000 in monthly sales. </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "Sales.......Amt Recd<BR>\n" );
document.write( "$50,000 ....$3000<BR>\n" );
document.write( "$20,000 ....$1800..Subtracting<BR>\n" );
document.write( "$30,000 ....$1200<BR>\n" );
document.write( "For an increase in sale of 30,000 he gets a commn of 1200<BR>\n" );
document.write( "which is 1200/30000=4%<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Commission percent=4<BR>\n" );
document.write( "So in 20,000 sales commission = 20000x0.04=800<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Amount earned=1800<BR>\n" );
document.write( "commission=800<BR>\n" );
document.write( "So Basic Salary=1800-800=1000<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Now the eqn for amount received by executive=1000+(total sale(S)x0.04)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "The model is<BR>\n" );
document.write( "A=0.04S+100<BR>\n" );
document.write( "where A= amount Received by Executive, S=Total Sales<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Using the model<BR>\n" );
document.write( "For 85000$ sale,<BR>\n" );
document.write( "we get A=(0.04x8500)+1000<BR>\n" );
document.write( "=3400+1000<BR>\n" );
document.write( "=4400<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Answer $4400.\r<BR>\n" );
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