document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1201135>Question 1201135</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Julio is paid on a graduated commission scale  of 5% on the first $20 000 of sales in a month, 7.5%  on the next $20 000 , and 10% on all additional sales.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "A)	What is he paid for a month in which his sales are $54 880?<BR>\n" );
document.write( "B)	What single commission rate on all sales would result in the same <BR>\n" );
document.write( "        earnings for the month?<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 #835382 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=mananth><B>mananth(16946)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=mananth><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/cgi-bin/show-face.mpl?user=mananth><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=835382\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Julio is paid on a graduated commission scale  of\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( " 5% on the first $20 000 of sales in a month,= $1000\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( " 7.5%  on the next $20 000 , =$1500<BR>\n" );
document.write( "54880-40000 =14880\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "and 10% on all additional sales.14880 =$1488<BR>\n" );
document.write( "A)	What is he paid for a month in which his sales are $54 880?\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "1000+1500+1488 =$3988\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "B)	What single commission rate on all sales would result in the same <BR>\n" );
document.write( "        earnings for the month?<BR>\n" );
document.write( "On 54880 he gets 3988<BR>\n" );
document.write( "% = 100*3988/ 54880\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "7.27 %<BR>\n" );
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