SOLUTION: A shoe salesman is paid the greater of $600 per week or 11% of sales. A) What are his earnings for a week in which sales are $5636? B) At what volume of sales per week will h

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Question 1201063: A shoe salesman is paid the greater of $600 per week or 11% of sales.
A) What are his earnings for a week in which sales are $5636?
B) At what volume of sales per week will he start to earn more from the
commission based compensation?
Answer by josgarithmetic(39617) About Me  (Show Source):
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x amount of sales, 0.11x
or
600
Depending on which is larger

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A) What are his earnings for a week in which sales are $5636?
B) At what volume of sales per week will he start to earn more from the
commission based compensation?
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A:
0.11%2A5636=619.96------------He is paid this amount.

B:
0.11x%3E600
x%3E600%2F0.11
x%3E5454.55------------and not a penny less.