SOLUTION: I sold 6500 copies of a textbook at 6.50 each. if the author was paid 6% of the selling price for the first 3000 copies sold and 8% of the selling price of the remaining copies, f
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Question 1091433: I sold 6500 copies of a textbook at 6.50 each. if the author was paid 6% of the selling price for the first 3000 copies sold and 8% of the selling price of the remaining copies, find the amount of money the author received. Answer by josmiceli(19441) (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website! The total income from sales was:
The income from first 3000 copies was:
The income from the remaining copies was:
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The author received $2,990
