SOLUTION: Alex gets a $15 salary and 10% commission on his hourly sales at Auto Corporation. Ranger Corporation offers him a base salary of $30 plus 5% commission on his hourly sales. What w

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Question 1007820: Alex gets a $15 salary and 10% commission on his hourly sales at Auto Corporation. Ranger Corporation offers him a base salary of $30 plus 5% commission on his hourly sales. What would his hourly sales (x) need to be for him to be better off at Auto Corporation?
Answer by fractalier(6550) About Me  (Show Source):
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Call hourly sales, x. Then we compare
15 + .1x > 30 + .05x
Now subtract .05x and subtract 15 from both sides and get
.05x > 15
x > $300 in hourly sales